Bahá'í Faith APPG

First Registered: 28/09/2017 • Last updated on: 30/05/2024

Note: This APPG was last registered on 30th May 2024. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 20th November 2024 and may be defunct.

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To raise awareness on the Bahá'í faith and the efforts of the Bahá'í community to contribute to British society, and to seek action in respect of the persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran and other instances where Bahá'ís are subject to discrimination on the grounds of their faith.

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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Former Members - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits
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Former APPG Members
Alistair Carmichael Portrait
Alistair Carmichael
Chair & Registered Contact
Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 30th May 2024
2 APPG Memberships
Fisheries , Marine Energy
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Mary Glindon
Secretary
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 30th May 2024
5 APPG Memberships
Fire Safety and Rescue , Grid Networks , Obesity , Parkinson's , Responsible Vaping
Jim Shannon Portrait
Jim Shannon
Treasurer
Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 30th May 2024
5 APPG Memberships
Healthy Homes and Buildings , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Respiratory Health , UK Food Security , Vascular and Venous Disease
Fiona Bruce Portrait
Fiona Bruce
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Congleton
Joined: 1st November 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
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Bob Blackman
Vice Chair
Conservative - Harrow East
Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 17th May 2023
6 APPG Memberships
British Hindus , Fire Safety and Rescue , Homelessness , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Smoking and Health
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Alison Thewliss
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow Central
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Memberships
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Lloyd Russell-Moyle
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Brighton, Kemptown
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Cheryl Gillan Portrait
Cheryl Gillan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Chesham and Amersham
Joined: 31st January 2018
Departed: 10th March 2021
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 Memberships
Louise Ellman Portrait
Louise Ellman
Chair & Registered Contact
Independent - Former Member for Liverpool, Riverside
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 6th June 2018
No other APPG Memberships
Cheryl Gillan Portrait
Cheryl Gillan
Vice-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Chesham and Amersham
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 20th December 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Mr Alistair Carmichael MP,

Email: No email supplied

Public Enquiry Point:

Daniel Wheatley, Bahá'í Community of the UK, 27 Rutland Gate, London SW7 1PD. Tel: 07950 916 425

Email: daniel.wheatley@bahai.org.uk

Secretariat:

The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.publicaffairs.bahai.org.uk/

Benefits in Kind
Date
25 Feb 2024
Source
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 25/02/2024 To : 24/02/2025
Value
£3,001
Date
25 Feb 2023
Source
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 25/02/2023 To : 24/02/2024
Value
£3,001
Date
25 Feb 2022
Source
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 25/02/2022 To : 24/02/2023
Value
£3,001
Date
25 Feb 2021
Source
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 25/02/2021 To : 24/02/2022
Value
£3,001
Date
25 Feb 2020
Source
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 25/02/2020 To : 24/02/2021
Value
£1,501
Date
5 Jul 2017
Source
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 05/07/2017 To : 04/07/2018
Value
£4,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Bahá'í Faith APPG