register of all-party parliamentary groups

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Register of All-Party
Parliamentary Groups

Published 3 June 2016
REGISTER OF ALL-PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUPS

Contents
INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 3
The Nature of All-Party Parliamentary Groups ...................................................................................................... 3
Information and advice about All-Party Parliamentary Groups ............................................................................ 3
COUNTRY GROUPS .................................................................................................................................................... 4
SUBJECT GROUPS ................................................................................................................................................... 162
CLUBS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 938

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INTRODUCTION

The Nature of All-Party Parliamentary Groups

An All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) consists of Members of both Houses who join
together to pursue a particular topic or interest. In order to use the title All-Party
Parliamentary Group, a Group must be open to all Members of both Houses, regardless of
party affiliation, and must satisfy the rules agreed by the House for All-Party
Parliamentary Groups. The Register of All-Party Parliamentary Groups, which is
maintained by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, is a definitive list of such
groups. It contains the financial and other information about Groups which the House has
decided should be published. The Register is published on the parliamentary website and
updated approximately every six weeks.
All-Party Parliamentary Groups cover a diverse range of subjects and are established for a
rich variety of purposes. They provide a valuable opportunity for parliamentarians to
engage with individuals and organisations outside Parliament who share an interest in the
subject matter of their Group. They are not however official parliamentary bodies, and
Groups must avoid presenting themselves in a way which leads to their being confused
with select committees.

Information and advice about All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Information about APPGs (including the Guide to the Rules on APPGs, the Register of
APPGs and the Registration Form for APPGs) can be found on the APPG Page of the
parliamentary website.
Should you require any further advice please contact:
Assistant Registrar
Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards
House of Commons
London SW1A 0AA
Tel: [phone]
Website: www.parliament.uk/pcs
Email: [email protected]

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COUNTRY GROUPS
Afghanistan ................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Africa .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
African Great Lakes Region ...................................................................................................................................... 11
Algeria ...................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Angola ...................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Argentina ................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Armenia ................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Australia and New Zealand ...................................................................................................................................... 17
Azerbaijan ................................................................................................................................................................ 19
Bahamas .................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Bahrain ..................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Bangladesh .............................................................................................................................................................. 22
Bermuda .................................................................................................................................................................. 23
Bosnia and Herzegovina .......................................................................................................................................... 24
Botswana ................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Brazil ........................................................................................................................................................................ 26
Bulgaria .................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Burma ...................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Cambodia ................................................................................................................................................................. 30
Canada ..................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Central American ..................................................................................................................................................... 32
Chagos ..................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Channel Islands ........................................................................................................................................................ 34
Chile ......................................................................................................................................................................... 35
China ........................................................................................................................................................................ 36
Chinese in Britain ..................................................................................................................................................... 39
Cuba ......................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Cyprus ...................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Czech and Slovak .................................................................................................................................................... 42
Denmark .................................................................................................................................................................. 43
Dominican Republic ................................................................................................................................................. 44
Egypt ........................................................................................................................................................................ 45
Eritrea ...................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Estonia ..................................................................................................................................................................... 48
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Ethiopia and Djibouti ............................................................................................................................................... 49
Falkland Islands ........................................................................................................................................................ 50
Faroe Islands ............................................................................................................................................................ 51
Finland ..................................................................................................................................................................... 52
France ...................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Georgia .................................................................................................................................................................... 55
Germany .................................................................................................................................................................. 56
Ghana ....................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Gibraltar ................................................................................................................................................................... 58
Greece ...................................................................................................................................................................... 60
Guinea-Bissau .......................................................................................................................................................... 61
Haiti.......................................................................................................................................................................... 62
Hungary Group ........................................................................................................................................................ 63
Iceland ..................................................................................................................................................................... 64
India ......................................................................................................................................................................... 65
Indonesia ................................................................................................................................................................. 66
Iran ........................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Iraq ........................................................................................................................................................................... 69
Isle of Man (Manx) ................................................................................................................................................... 70
Israel ........................................................................................................................................................................ 71
Italy .......................................................................................................................................................................... 73
Jamaica .................................................................................................................................................................... 74
Japan ........................................................................................................................................................................ 76
Jordan ...................................................................................................................................................................... 78
Kashmir .................................................................................................................................................................... 80
Kazakhstan ............................................................................................................................................................... 82
Kenya ....................................................................................................................................................................... 83
Korea ........................................................................................................................................................................ 84
Kosovo ..................................................................................................................................................................... 85
Kurdistan Region in Iraq .......................................................................................................................................... 86
Kuwait ...................................................................................................................................................................... 88
Kyrgyzstan ................................................................................................................................................................ 90
Latin America ........................................................................................................................................................... 91
Latvia........................................................................................................................................................................ 93
Liechtenstein ........................................................................................................................................................... 94
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Lithuania .................................................................................................................................................................. 95
Macedonia ............................................................................................................................................................... 96
Malaysia ................................................................................................................................................................... 97
Maldives................................................................................................................................................................... 98
Mauritius ............................................................................................................................................................... 100
Mexico ................................................................................................................................................................... 101
Moldova ................................................................................................................................................................. 102
Mongolia ................................................................................................................................................................ 103
Montserrat ............................................................................................................................................................. 104
Morocco ................................................................................................................................................................. 105
Nepal ...................................................................................................................................................................... 107
Netherlands ........................................................................................................................................................... 108
Nigeria.................................................................................................................................................................... 109
North Korea ........................................................................................................................................................... 111
Norway .................................................................................................................................................................. 113
Oman ..................................................................................................................................................................... 114
Overseas Territories .............................................................................................................................................. 115
Pacific Islands ......................................................................................................................................................... 116
Pakistan ................................................................................................................................................................. 117
Palestine ................................................................................................................................................................ 118
Philippines ............................................................................................................................................................. 120
Pitcairn Islands ....................................................................................................................................................... 121
Poland .................................................................................................................................................................... 122
Polar Regions (Arctic and Antarctic) ...................................................................................................................... 123
Portugal ................................................................................................................................................................. 124
Qatar ...................................................................................................................................................................... 125
Russia ..................................................................................................................................................................... 127
Saudi Arabia ........................................................................................................................................................... 128
Serbia ..................................................................................................................................................................... 129
Singapore ............................................................................................................................................................... 130
Slovenia.................................................................................................................................................................. 131
Somaliland and Somalia ......................................................................................................................................... 132
South Africa ........................................................................................................................................................... 133
South East Asian Nations ....................................................................................................................................... 134
Spain ...................................................................................................................................................................... 135
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Sri Lanka ................................................................................................................................................................. 136
St Helena ................................................................................................................................................................ 137
Sudan and South Sudan ......................................................................................................................................... 138
Sweden .................................................................................................................................................................. 140
Switzerland ............................................................................................................................................................ 141
Syria ....................................................................................................................................................................... 142
Taiwan ................................................................................................................................................................... 143
Tajikstan ................................................................................................................................................................. 145
Tanzania ................................................................................................................................................................. 146
Thailand ................................................................................................................................................................. 147
Tibet ....................................................................................................................................................................... 148
Turkey .................................................................................................................................................................... 149
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus .................................................................................................................... 150
Uganda ................................................................................................................................................................... 151
Ukraine .................................................................................................................................................................. 152
United Arab Emirates ............................................................................................................................................ 154
Vietnam ................................................................................................................................................................. 155
Virgin Islands .......................................................................................................................................................... 156
West Papua ............................................................................................................................................................ 157
Western Sahara ..................................................................................................................................................... 158
Yemen .................................................................................................................................................................... 159
Zambia and Malawi ............................................................................................................................................... 160
Zimbabwe .............................................................................................................................................................. 161

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Afghanistan
Title All-Party Parliamentary Group for Afghanistan
Purpose To discuss the future of Afghanistan and provide a forum where all the
aspects of the rebuilding of Afghanistan can be discussed in a constructive
and non-confrontational manner.
Category Country Group

Officers
Role Name Party
Chair & Registered Contact Mrs Madeleine Moon Labour
Vice Chair James Gray Conservative
Vice Chair Jessica Morden Labour
Treasurer Earl of Sandwich Crossbench

Contact Details
Registered Contact:
Mrs Madeleine Moon MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: [phone].
Email: [email protected].

Public Enquiry Point:
Jenny Humphries, British and Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group, Romero House, 55
Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7JB. Tel: [phone]. Email:
[email protected]

Annual General Meeting
Date of most recent AGM in this Parliament 06/07/2015
Did the group publish an income and expenditure statement relating to No
the AGM above?
Reporting year 06 Jul to 05
Jul
Next reporting deadline 06/11/2016

Registrable benefits received by the group
None

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Africa
Title Africa All-Party Parliamentary Group
Purpose To raise the profile of African and pan-African issues in Parliament.
Category Country Group

Officers
Role Name Party
Chair & Registered Contact Chi Onwurah Labour
Co-Chair Lord Chidgey Liberal Democrat
Vice Chair Lord Lea of Crondall Labour
Vice Chair Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale Labour
Vice Chair Jeremy Lefroy Conservative
Vice Chair Pauline Latham Conservative
Secretary Patrick Grady Scottish National Party
Treasurer Baroness Uddin Non-affiliated

Contact Details
Registered Contact:
Chi Onwurah MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: [phone]. Email:
[email protected].

Public Enquiry Point:
Henrietta Bailey, Office of Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale, Desk 6-13, Room 6-07, 1
Millbank, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW. Tel: [phone]. Email:
[email protected]

Secretariat:
Royal African Society acts as the group's secretariat. http://royalafricansociety.org/

Group's Website:
http://royalafricansociety.org/africa-appg

Annual General Meeting
Date of most recent AGM in this Parliament 16/06/2015
Did the group publish an income and expenditure statement relating to No
the AGM above?
Reporting year 16 Jun to 15
Jun
Next reporting deadline 16/10/2016

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Registrable benefits received by the group

Benefits In Kind
Source Description Value £s Received Registered
In bands of
£1,500
Royal African Society Secretariat 30,001-31,500 01/01/2015 18/06/2015

From :
01/01/2015
To : 31/12/2015

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