To promote good relations between the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.
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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4 Current APPG Officers
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David Jones
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Clwyd West
Joined: 28th September 2017
5 APPG Memberships
Consumer Protection , Credit Unions , Debt and Personal Finance , Online and Home Electrical Safety , Respiratory Health
Consumer Protection , Credit Unions , Debt and Personal Finance , Online and Home Electrical Safety , Respiratory Health
Contact Details
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Mr David Jones MP,
Email: No email supplied
Public Enquiry Point:
Edward Wilson, Office of David Jones MP
Email: ted.wilson@parliament.uk
Benefits in Kind
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Date
12 Feb 2022
12 Feb 2022
Source
UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Description
Flights, accommodation, food and transport for visit to UAE From : 12/02/2022 To : 17/02/2022
Flights, accommodation, food and transport for visit to UAE From : 12/02/2022 To : 17/02/2022
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
10 Feb 2018
10 Feb 2018
Source
UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs
UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Description
Visit to Dubai and Abu Dhabi From : 10/02/2018 To : 16/02/2018 Cost Met : Air fares and accommodation
Visit to Dubai and Abu Dhabi From : 10/02/2018 To : 16/02/2018 Cost Met : Air fares and accommodation
Value
£28,501
£28,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the United Arab Emirates APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Tim Loughton
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for East Worthing and Shoreham
Joined: 5th April 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
19 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Archaeology , Armenia , Austria , British Museum , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Children , Children’s Parliament , Coastal Communities , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Kinship Care , Mindfulness , Photography , Polar Regions , Tennis , Tibet , Wilton Park , Yemen
Adoption and Permanence , Archaeology , Armenia , Austria , British Museum , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Children , Children’s Parliament , Coastal Communities , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Kinship Care , Mindfulness , Photography , Polar Regions , Tennis , Tibet , Wilton Park , Yemen
Shailesh Vara
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North West Cambridgeshire
Joined: 5th April 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
Steve McCabe
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak
Joined: 5th April 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
Baroness Northover
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Georgia
Georgia
Caroline Ansell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Eastbourne
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
Lord Kilclooney
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Bob Stewart
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Beckenham
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Memberships
Bahrain , Battlefields and Commonwealth War Graves , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Lebanon , Taiwan
Bahrain , Battlefields and Commonwealth War Graves , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Lebanon , Taiwan
Lord Carrington
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Douglas Chapman
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Dunfermline and West Fife
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 22nd February 2023
1 APPG Membership
Denmark
Denmark
Khalid Mahmood
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 23rd March 2022
7 APPG Memberships
Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Professionals , Iraq , Kidney , Kuwait , Oman , Sleep Apnoea
Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Professionals , Iraq , Kidney , Kuwait , Oman , Sleep Apnoea
John Spellar
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Warley
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 23rd March 2022
Caroline Nokes
Vice Chair
Conservative - Romsey and Southampton North
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 23rd March 2022
5 APPG Memberships
Black Maternal Health , Cyprus , Eating Disorders , Muslim Women , Showing Racism the Red Card
Black Maternal Health , Cyprus , Eating Disorders , Muslim Women , Showing Racism the Red Card
Karen Bradley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Staffordshire Moorlands
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 23rd March 2022
Viscount Waverley
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Nick Fletcher
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Don Valley
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
3 APPG Memberships
Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Family Separation , Issues Affecting Men and Boys
Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Family Separation , Issues Affecting Men and Boys
Afzal Khan
Vice Chair
Labour - Manchester Rusholme
Joined: 2nd January 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
13 APPG Memberships
Bereavement Support , Curry Industry , Egypt , Faith and Society , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Hajj and Umrah , Islamic and Ethical Finance , Libya , Morocco , Muslim Women , Pakistan , Parks and Green Spaces , Uyghurs
Bereavement Support , Curry Industry , Egypt , Faith and Society , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Hajj and Umrah , Islamic and Ethical Finance , Libya , Morocco , Muslim Women , Pakistan , Parks and Green Spaces , Uyghurs
Brendan O'Hara
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
3 APPG Memberships
Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity , Yazidis
Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity , Yazidis
Kevan Jones
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for North Durham
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
Leo Docherty
Vice Chair and Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for Aldershot
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 31st July 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Ochil and South Perthshire
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Alistair Burt
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for North East Bedfordshire
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Manzoor
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 16th March 2016Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Uddin
Secretary
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 3rd February 2016
Alan Duncan
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Rutland and Melton
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 23rd December 2015
No other APPG Memberships