Israel APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

To create a better understanding of Israel and to foster and promote links between the UK and Israel; to unite parliamentarians from across both Houses who are proud to be friends of Israel; and to make the case for Israel and for the UK's bilateral relationship with the Jewish state.

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
24 Current APPG Members
Luke Akehurst Portrait
Luke Akehurst
Member
Labour - North Durham
Baroness Altmann Portrait
Baroness Altmann
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
2 APPG Officer Positions
Ageing and Older People , Get Refusal
2 APPG Memberships
British Jews , Mutuals
Lord Bilimoria Portrait
Lord Bilimoria
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
3 APPG Officer Positions
India , International Students , Manufacturing
4 APPG Memberships
Beer , Blockchain Technologies , Tennis , University
Baroness Deech Portrait
Baroness Deech
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Get Refusal
3 APPG Memberships
British Jews , Multiple Sclerosis , University
Baroness Hodge of Barking Portrait
Baroness Hodge of Barking
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
British Jews , Digital Regulation and Responsibility , Financial Education for Young People , Humanist
Lord Leigh of Hurley Portrait
Lord Leigh of Hurley
Member
Conservative - Life peer
Lord Pannick Portrait
Lord Pannick
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
British Jews , International Students , Media
Jon Pearce Portrait
Jon Pearce
Member
Labour - High Peak
No other APPG Officer Positions
5 APPG Memberships
Children's Online Safety , City Regions Transport , Environment , Football Supporters , Water Pollution
Lord Pickles Portrait
Lord Pickles
Member
Conservative - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
British Jews
Lord Polak Portrait
Lord Polak
Member
Conservative - Life peer
3 APPG Officer Positions
Abraham Accords , Brain Tumours , War Crimes
1 APPG Membership
Defibrillators
Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale Portrait
Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Kurdistan Region in Iraq
Jack Rankin Portrait
Jack Rankin
Member
Conservative - Windsor
2 APPG Officer Positions
Events , Semiconductors
4 APPG Memberships
British Hindus , India , Listed Properties , Water Pollution
Lord Roberts of Belgravia Portrait
Lord Roberts of Belgravia
Member
Conservative - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Archives and History

No other APPG Memberships

Josh Simons Portrait
Josh Simons
Member
Labour - Makerfield
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2)
Lord Turnberg Portrait
Lord Turnberg
Member
Labour - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Genetic, Rare and Undiagnosed Conditions
2 APPG Memberships
Carers , Life Sciences
Lord Wolfson of Tredegar Portrait
Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
Member
Conservative - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Bob Blackman MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7082.

Email: bob.blackman.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Talia Ingleby

Email: inglebyt@parliament.uk

Date
18 Mar 2025
Source
Cedarsoak Ltd
Description
Report (research, writing, graphic design, printing and launch event costs).
Value
£85,501
Date
13 Oct 2020
Source
Cedars Oak Ltd
Description
Secretariat   From : 13/10/2020 To : 12/10/2021
Value
£12,001
Date
12 Sep 2018
Source
Cedars Oak Ltd
Description
Secretariat   From : 12/09/2018 To : 11/09/2019
Value
£24,001
Date
1 Jan 2017
Source
Cedars Oak Ltd
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2017 To : 31/12/2017
Value
£31,501
Date
18 Sep 2016
Source
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Description
Visit to Israel   From : 18/09/2016 To : 23/09/2016   Cost Met : Travel
Value
£4,501
Date
18 Sep 2016
Source
Cedars Oak Ltd
Description
Visit to Israel   From : 18/09/2016 To : 23/09/2016   Cost Met : Accommodation and other sundry costs
Value
£15,001
Date
14 Feb 2016
Source
Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Description
Flights and other transport plus accommodation for visit to Israel   From : 14/02/2016 To : 19/02/2016
Value
£18,001
Date
1 Jan 2016
Source
Cedars Oak Ltd
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£31,501
Date
6 Jan 2015
Source
Cedars Oak Ltd
Description
Secretariat   From : 06/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£31,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Israel APPG

Former APPG Officers
Christian Wakeford Portrait
Christian Wakeford
Co-Chair
Labour - Bury South
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Turnberg Portrait
Lord Turnberg
Co-Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 13th December 2023
1 APPG Officer Position
Genetic, Rare and Undiagnosed Conditions

No other APPG Memberships

Theresa Villiers Portrait
Theresa Villiers
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Chipping Barnet
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Michael Fabricant Portrait
Michael Fabricant
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Lichfield
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale Portrait
Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord McCabe Portrait
Lord McCabe
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Spellar Portrait
Lord Spellar
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 13th December 2023
Matthew Offord Portrait
Matthew Offord
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Hendon
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Mary Robinson Portrait
Mary Robinson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Cheadle
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Kim Leadbeater Portrait
Kim Leadbeater
Vice Chair
Labour - Spen Valley
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 30th November 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Joan Ryan Portrait
Joan Ryan
Vice President
The Independent Group for Change - Former Member for Enfield North
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Pickles Portrait
Lord Pickles
Vice President
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 2nd January 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Paul Masterton Portrait
Paul Masterton
Treasurer
Conservative - Former Member for East Renfrewshire
Joined: 2nd January 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Louise Ellman Portrait
Louise Ellman
Chair & Registered Contact
Independent - Former Member for Liverpool, Riverside
Joined: 18th July 2018
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Louise Ellman Portrait
Louise Ellman
Chair & Registered Contact
Independent - Former Member for Liverpool, Riverside
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th June 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

None Portrait
Sir Eric Pickles
Vice President
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Mike Freer Portrait
Mike Freer
Treasurer
Conservative - Former Member for Finchley and Golders Green
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Weidenfeld Portrait
Lord Weidenfeld
President
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 16th March 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships