To increase awareness among members of both Houses about Portugal, encouraging ongoing political, trade and business relations between the UK and Portugal.
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
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4 APPG Officer Positions
Classical Music , Gardening and Horticulture , Parkrun , Publishing
15 APPG Memberships
Autism , Beer , British Hindus , British Jews , Christians in Parliament , Diabetes , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Environment , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Humanist , India , Music , Race and Community , Republic of Korea , Respiratory Health
Classical Music , Gardening and Horticulture , Parkrun , Publishing
15 APPG Memberships
Autism , Beer , British Hindus , British Jews , Christians in Parliament , Diabetes , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Environment , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Humanist , India , Music , Race and Community , Republic of Korea , Respiratory Health
7 APPG Officer Positions
CAFOD , Education , Egypt , Haiti , International Law, Justice and Accountability , Latin America , Spain
20 APPG Memberships
Carers , Climate Change , Commonwealth , Environment , Falkland Islands , Freight and Logistics , Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development , Hydrogen , Infrastructure , Intellectual Property , Internet, Communications and Technology , Liverpool City Region , Manufacturing , Media , Ocean , Parks and Green Spaces , Performing Arts Education and Training , Respiratory Health , Switzerland and Liechtenstein , Tidy Britain
CAFOD , Education , Egypt , Haiti , International Law, Justice and Accountability , Latin America , Spain
20 APPG Memberships
Carers , Climate Change , Commonwealth , Environment , Falkland Islands , Freight and Logistics , Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development , Hydrogen , Infrastructure , Intellectual Property , Internet, Communications and Technology , Liverpool City Region , Manufacturing , Media , Ocean , Parks and Green Spaces , Performing Arts Education and Training , Respiratory Health , Switzerland and Liechtenstein , Tidy Britain
4 APPG Officer Positions
Antisemitism , Choice at the End of Life , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
18 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Aviation , British Jews , British Sign Language , Cyprus , Humanist , Hydrogen , Immigration Detention , Marine Energy , Music , Mutuals , Occupational Safety and Health , Taiwan , Tennis , Uyghurs , Women in Parliament , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
Antisemitism , Choice at the End of Life , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
18 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Aviation , British Jews , British Sign Language , Cyprus , Humanist , Hydrogen , Immigration Detention , Marine Energy , Music , Mutuals , Occupational Safety and Health , Taiwan , Tennis , Uyghurs , Women in Parliament , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
Florence Eshalomi
Treasurer
Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Joined: 20th November 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
CAFOD , HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health , London , Nigeria
6 APPG Memberships
Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Homelessness , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Smoking and Health , Tennis , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
CAFOD , HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health , London , Nigeria
6 APPG Memberships
Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Homelessness , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Smoking and Health , Tennis , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
Contact Details
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Valerie Vaz MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 2237.
Email: valerie.vaz.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Christina Hippisley, Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in UK. Tel: 0207 201 6638
Email: c.hippisley@portuguese-chamber.org.uk
Secretariat:
Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in the UK acts as the group's secretariat. https://portuguese-chamber.org.uk/
Group's Website:
https://portuguese-chamber.org.uk/the-all-party-parliamentary-group-on-portugal/
Benefits in Kind
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Date
5 Nov 2024
5 Nov 2024
Source
Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in UK
Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in UK
Description
Secretariat From : 05/11/2024 To : 04/11/2025
Secretariat From : 05/11/2024 To : 04/11/2025
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
14 Oct 2023
14 Oct 2023
Source
Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in the UK
Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in the UK
Description
Secretariat From : 14/10/2022 To : 13/10/2023
Secretariat From : 14/10/2022 To : 13/10/2023
Value
£4,501
£4,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Portugal APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Stephen Hammond
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Wimbledon
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Tami
Vice Chair
Labour - Alyn and Deeside
Joined: 4th November 2020Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Rogan
Treasurer
Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 24th January 2024
Wendy Chamberlain
Secretary
Liberal Democrat - North East Fife
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 24th January 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Afghan Women and Girls , Carers , Food Banks , Golf , PANS PANDAS , Scotch Whisky
Afghan Women and Girls , Carers , Food Banks , Golf , PANS PANDAS , Scotch Whisky
No other APPG Memberships
6 APPG Officer Positions
Arts and Heritage , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Mexico , Poland , Racing and Bloodstock
Arts and Heritage , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Mexico , Poland , Racing and Bloodstock
No other APPG Memberships
Oliver Heald
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North East Hertfordshire
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Huw Merriman
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for Bexhill and Battle
Joined: 13th February 2019Departed: 11th January 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Doocey
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 4th November 2020Departed: 9th February 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Viscount Waverley
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 13th February 2019Departed: 9th February 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Gilbert of Panteg
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 4th November 2020Departed: 9th February 2022
Lord McNicol of West Kilbride
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 4th November 2020Departed: 9th February 2022
5 APPG Officer Positions
Blockchain Technologies , Financial Technology , Industrial Strategy , Open Banking and Payments , Political and Media Literacy
Blockchain Technologies , Financial Technology , Industrial Strategy , Open Banking and Payments , Political and Media Literacy
No other APPG Memberships
John Grogan
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Keighley
Joined: 13th February 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Tim Loughton
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for East Worthing and Shoreham
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 2nd January 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Stephen Pound
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Ealing North
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 2nd January 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships