Kashmir APPG

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

To support the right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people through dialogue; to seek support from British parliamentarians; to highlight the abuses of human rights in Kashmir; and to seek justice for the people there.

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
Imran Hussain Portrait
Imran Hussain
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Bradford East
Joined: 30th July 2015
Tahir Ali Portrait
Tahir Ali
Senior Vice Chair
Labour - Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
Joined: 2nd June 2021
4 APPG Officer Positions
Jordan , Kuwait , Turkey , Yemen
2 APPG Memberships
Bosnia and Herzegovina , Republic of Korea
Baroness Mobarik Portrait
Baroness Mobarik
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 9th October 2024
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Imran Hussain MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8636.

Email: imran.hussain.mp@parliament.uk

Date
18 Feb 2020
Source
Government of Pakistan
Description
Visit to Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir   From : 18/02/2020 To : 22/02/2020
Value
£31,501
Date
17 Sep 2018
Source
Pakistan High Commission
Description
Visit to Pakistan and Kashmir   From : 17/09/2018 To : 20/09/2018
Value
£10,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Kashmir APPG

Former APPG Officers
Marco Longhi Portrait
Marco Longhi
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Dudley North
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Hussain Portrait
Lord Hussain
Secretary
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Bahrain , Bangladesh

No other APPG Memberships

Jason McCartney Portrait
Jason McCartney
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Colne Valley
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Alex Norris Portrait
Alex Norris
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Nottingham North and Kimberley
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Afzal Khan Portrait
Afzal Khan
Vice Chair
Labour - Manchester Rusholme
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Bahrain , British Muslims , Greater Manchester , Pakistan , Parks and Green Spaces

No other APPG Memberships

Paul Bristow Portrait
Paul Bristow
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Peterborough
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Rachel Hopkins Portrait
Rachel Hopkins
Vice Chair
Labour - Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Football Supporters , Park Homes

No other APPG Memberships

Jonathan Gullis Portrait
Jonathan Gullis
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Stoke-on-Trent North
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Paul Blomfield Portrait
Paul Blomfield
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Sheffield Central
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jim McMahon Portrait
Jim McMahon
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jack Brereton Portrait
Jack Brereton
Senior Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Stoke-on-Trent South
Joined: 8th November 2017
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Khan of Burnley Portrait
Lord Khan of Burnley
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Naz Shah Portrait
Naz Shah
Vice Chair
Labour - Bradford West
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Foreign Affairs , Islamic and Ethical Finance

No other APPG Memberships

Sarah Owen Portrait
Sarah Owen
Vice Chair
Labour - Luton North
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Brain Tumours , British Muslims , Pakistan

No other APPG Memberships

Valerie Vaz Portrait
Valerie Vaz
Vice Chair
Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Classical Music , Gardening and Horticulture , Parkrun , Portugal , Publishing

No other APPG Memberships

Khalid Mahmood Portrait
Khalid Mahmood
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Yasmin Qureshi Portrait
Yasmin Qureshi
Vice Chair
Labour - Bolton South and Walkden
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Dentistry and Oral Health , Obesity , Pakistan , Primodos

No other APPG Memberships

Andy McDonald Portrait
Andy McDonald
Vice Chair
Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
Sam Tarry Portrait
Sam Tarry
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Ilford South
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Sara Britcliffe Portrait
Sara Britcliffe
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Hyndburn
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Mike Penning Portrait
Mike Penning
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Hemel Hempstead
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Layla Moran Portrait
Layla Moran
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 9th August 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Steve Baker Portrait
Steve Baker
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Wycombe
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

James Daly Portrait
James Daly
Treasurer
Conservative - Former Member for Bury North
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Portrait
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Vice Chair
Labour - Slough
Joined: 8th November 2017
Departed: 21st April 2021
3 APPG Officer Positions
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , South East , Western Rail Link to Heathrow

No other APPG Memberships

Viscount Waverley Portrait
Viscount Waverley
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Sarah Champion Portrait
Sarah Champion
Vice Chair
Labour - Rotherham
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 24th February 2020
5 APPG Officer Positions
Channel Islands , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Ocean , Taiwan , Zoos and Aquariums

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Ahmed Portrait
Lord Ahmed
Honorary President
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Cheryl Gillan Portrait
Cheryl Gillan
Treasurer
Conservative - Former Member for Chesham and Amersham
Joined: 31st January 2018
Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Chris Leslie Portrait
Chris Leslie
Chair & Registered Contact
The Independent Group for Change - Former Member for Nottingham East
Joined: 8th November 2017
Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Spellar Portrait
Lord Spellar
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 8th November 2017
Departed: 10th October 2018
Baroness Prentis of Banbury Portrait
Baroness Prentis of Banbury
Secretary
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 8th November 2017
Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Louise Haigh Portrait
Louise Haigh
Treasurer
Labour - Sheffield Heeley
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Cheryl Gillan Portrait
Cheryl Gillan
Treasurer
Conservative - Former Member for Chesham and Amersham
Joined: 8th November 2017
Departed: 20th December 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Chris Leslie Portrait
Chris Leslie
Secretary
The Independent Group for Change - Former Member for Nottingham East
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Simon Danczuk Portrait
Simon Danczuk
Treasurer
Independent - Former Member for Rochdale
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Jackson of Peterborough Portrait
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
1 APPG Officer Position
International Freedom of Religion or Belief

No other APPG Memberships

David Nuttall Portrait
David Nuttall
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Bury North
Joined: 31st August 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Andrew Griffiths Portrait
Andrew Griffiths
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Burton
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 21st July 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Harrington of Watford Portrait
Lord Harrington of Watford
Secretary
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th July 2015
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships