British Hindus APPG

First Registered: 21/11/2018 • Last updated on: 20/11/2024

To discuss and promote interests and concerns of Hindus in the UK and to facilitate greater understanding and engagement between Hindus, parliamentarians and wider British society.

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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Bob Blackman

Chair & Registered Contact

Conservative - Harrow East

Joined: 21st November 2018

5 APPG Memberships
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Navendu Mishra

Officer

Labour - Stockport

Joined: 28th June 2023

No other APPG Memberships

Shivani Raja

Officer

Conservative - Leicester East

Joined: 20th November 2024

No other APPG Memberships

Luke Taylor

Officer

Liberal Democrat - Sutton and Cheam

Joined: 20th November 2024

1 APPG Membership
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

Contact Details

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Registered Contact:

Bob Blackman MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7082.

Email: bob.blackman.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Vinod Tikoo, Advocacy for British Hindus and Indians

Email: appgbh-secretariat@abhiuk.org

Secretariat:

Advocacy for British Hindus and Indians UK acts as the group's secretariat.

Group's Website:

https://appgbritishhindus.com/

No benefits in kind are on record for the British Hindus APPG

No direct financial benefits are on record for the British Hindus APPG

Former APPG Officers

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Lord Dholakia

Vice Chair

Liberal Democrat - Life peer

Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 30th May 2024

No other APPG Memberships

Virendra Sharma

Vice Chair

Labour - Former Member for Ealing, Southall

Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 30th May 2024

No other APPG Memberships

Theresa Villiers

Vice Chair

Conservative - Former Member for Chipping Barnet

Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 30th May 2024

No other APPG Memberships