International Students APPG

First Registered: 03/06/2016 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

To recognise the internationalisation and global prominence of UK education; to promote the value of international students to UK education, economy and ‘soft power’; to raise awareness of issues affecting international students; and to provide a platform for collaboration between parliamentarians, educators, professionals and business leaders.

Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
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Reticulating Splines
4 Current APPG Officers
Lord Bilimoria Portrait
Lord Bilimoria
Co-Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 3rd June 2016
2 APPG Officer Positions
India , Manufacturing
5 APPG Memberships
Beer , Blockchain Technologies , Israel , Tennis , University
Lord Johnson of Marylebone Portrait
Lord Johnson of Marylebone
Secretary
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 20th November 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Future of Work
1 APPG Membership
University
47 Current APPG Members
Scott Arthur Portrait
Scott Arthur
Member
Labour - Edinburgh South West
Lord Dholakia Portrait
Lord Dholakia
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Baroness Fookes Portrait
Baroness Fookes
Member
Conservative - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Gardening and Horticulture
2 APPG Memberships
Christians in Parliament , Environment
Roger Gale Portrait
Roger Gale
Member
Conservative - Herne Bay and Sandwich
Lord Hannay of Chiswick Portrait
Lord Hannay of Chiswick
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
United Nations
1 APPG Membership
Modern Conflict
Helen Hayes Portrait
Helen Hayes
Member
Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Immigration Detention , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System
Lindsay Hoyle Portrait
Lindsay Hoyle
Member
Speaker - Chorley
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Satvir Kaur Portrait
Satvir Kaur
Member
Labour - Southampton Test
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Key Cities , South East , Women in Parliament
Baroness Meyer Portrait
Baroness Meyer
Member
Conservative - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Beyond Pills , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Lord Pannick Portrait
Lord Pannick
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
British Jews , Israel , Media
Shivani Raja Portrait
Shivani Raja
Member
Conservative - Leicester East
1 APPG Officer Position
British Hindus
3 APPG Memberships
Ethnic Minority Business Owners , India , Women in Parliament
Lisa Smart Portrait
Lisa Smart
Member
Liberal Democrat - Hazel Grove
Ian Sollom Portrait
Ian Sollom
Member
Liberal Democrat - St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Dentistry and Oral Health , Humanist , Transport Safety
Alison Taylor Portrait
Alison Taylor
Member
Labour - Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe Portrait
Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe
Member
Labour - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Craft
3 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Carers , United Nations Global Goals
Lord Willetts Portrait
Lord Willetts
Member
Conservative - Life peer
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Abtisam Mohamed MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: abtisam.mohamed.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Joy Elliott-Bowman, Independent Higher Education. Tel: 020 3929 3370

Email: appg@internationalstudents.org.uk

Secretariat:

Independent Higher Education acts as the group's secretariat. https://ihe.ac.uk

Group's Website:

https://internationalstudents.org.uk

Date
16 Oct 2024
Source
Independent Higher Education
Description
Secretariat   From : 16/10/2024 To : 15/10/2025
Value
£3,001
Date
8 Jan 2024
Source
Independent Higher Education
Description
Secretariat   From : 08/01/2024 To : 07/01/2025
Value
£6,001
Date
17 Nov 2023
Source
UCAS
Description
Afternoon tea and room hire at International Students Day Celebration
Value
£1,501
Date
13 Nov 2023
Source
IDP Education
Description
Co-authorship and promotion of inquiry report plus launch event for report
Value
£9,001
Date
8 Jan 2023
Source
Independent Higher Education
Description
Secretariat   From : 08/01/2023 To : 07/01/2024
Value
£4,501
Date
5 Dec 2022
Source
British Universities International Liaison Association
Description
Afternoon tea at APPG event
Value
£1,501
Date
8 Jan 2022
Source
Independent Higher Education
Description
Secretariat   From : 08/01/2022 To : 07/01/2023
Value
£1,501
Date
8 Jan 2021
Source
Independent Higher Education
Description
Secretariat   From : 08/01/2021 To : 07/01/2022
Value
£1,501
Date
9 Mar 2020
Source
Kaplan International Pathways
Description
Reception
Value
£3,001
Date
8 Jan 2020
Source
Independent Higher Education
Description
Secretariat   From : 08/01/2020 To : 07/01/2021
Value
£9,001
Date
12 Jul 2019
Source
Independent Higher Education
Description
Secretariat   From : 12/07/2019 To : 11/07/2020
Value
£9,001
Date
13 Nov 2018
Source
British Council
Description
Reception
Value
£1,501
Date
6 Nov 2018
Source
University of Sheffield
Description
Research, production and design for inquiry and report published 06/11/2018
Value
£15,001
Date
12 Jul 2018
Source
Independent Higher Education
Description
Secretariat   From : 12/07/2018 To : 11/07/2019
Value
£3,001
Date
15 Nov 2017
Source
British Council
Description
Reception
Value
£1,501
Date
12 Jul 2017
Source
Independent Higher Education
Description
Secretariat   From : 12/07/2017 To : 11/07/2018
Value
£3,001
Date
9 May 2016
Source
Study UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 09/05/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£1,501
Date
9 May 2016
Source
Independent Higher Education
Description
Secretariat   From : 09/05/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£1,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the International Students APPG

Former APPG Officers
Paul Blomfield Portrait
Paul Blomfield
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Sheffield Central
Joined: 3rd June 2016
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Mark Logan Portrait
Mark Logan
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for Bolton North East
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Uddin Portrait
Baroness Uddin
Treasurer
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 3rd June 2016
Departed: 30th May 2024
7 APPG Officer Positions
Commonwealth , Digital Identity , Kuwait , Libya , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Women and Work

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Willetts Portrait
Lord Willetts
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 10th October 2018
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Students

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Garden of Frognal Portrait
Baroness Garden of Frognal
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
Alison Thewliss Portrait
Alison Thewliss
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow Central
Joined: 3rd June 2016
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe Portrait
Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 3rd June 2016
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Craft

No other APPG Memberships

Ben Lake Portrait
Ben Lake
Vice Chair
Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Forestry and Timber Security , France , Industrial Hemp , Netherlands

No other APPG Memberships

Afzal Khan Portrait
Afzal Khan
Vice Chair
Labour - Manchester Rusholme
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Bahrain , British Muslims , Greater Manchester , Pakistan , Parks and Green Spaces

No other APPG Memberships

None Portrait
Nicky Morgan
Secretary
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Geoffrey Robinson Portrait
Geoffrey Robinson
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Coventry North West
Joined: 3rd June 2016
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Ben Howlett Portrait
Ben Howlett
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for Bath
Joined: 3rd June 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships