British Jews APPG

First Registered: 26/04/2018 • Last updated on: 18/06/2025

To promote understanding of the aspirations and challenges of the UK's Jewish community, with topics including religious freedom, faith based education, welfare and social justice. To celebrate the culture, contribution and achievements of the UK's Jewish community.

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
David Simmonds Portrait
David Simmonds
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
Joined: 28th June 2023
Dan Tomlinson Portrait
Dan Tomlinson
Co-Chair
Labour - Chipping Barnet
Joined: 9th October 2024
Helena Dollimore Portrait
Helena Dollimore
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Hastings and Rye
Joined: 9th October 2024
Lord Palmer of Childs Hill Portrait
Lord Palmer of Childs Hill
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 26th April 2018
1 APPG Officer Position
Israel
2 APPG Memberships
Get Refusal , Safeguarding in Faith Communities
58 Current APPG Members
Luke Akehurst Portrait
Luke Akehurst
Member
Labour - North Durham
Baroness Altmann Portrait
Baroness Altmann
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
2 APPG Officer Positions
Ageing and Older People , Get Refusal
4 APPG Memberships
Israel , Mutuals , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics , War Crimes
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent Portrait
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax
Andrew Bowie Portrait
Andrew Bowie
Member
Conservative - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Suella Braverman Portrait
Suella Braverman
Member
Conservative - Fareham and Waterlooville
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Children's Online Safety , Financial Education for Young People
Nesil Caliskan Portrait
Nesil Caliskan
Member
Labour - Barking
2 APPG Officer Positions
Interfaith Dialogue , Turkey
5 APPG Memberships
Cyprus , London , Micromobility , Parks and Green Spaces , Tidy Britain
Baroness Deech Portrait
Baroness Deech
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Get Refusal
5 APPG Memberships
Israel , Multiple Sclerosis , University , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics , War Crimes
Lord Dholakia Portrait
Lord Dholakia
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Mark Ferguson Portrait
Mark Ferguson
Member
Labour - Gateshead Central and Whickham
Lord Finkelstein Portrait
Lord Finkelstein
Member
Conservative - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Children in Police Custody

No other APPG Memberships

Preet Kaur Gill Portrait
Preet Kaur Gill
Member
Labour (Co-op) - Birmingham Edgbaston
Lord Godson Portrait
Lord Godson
Member
Conservative - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Hodge of Barking Portrait
Baroness Hodge of Barking
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
5 APPG Memberships
Digital Regulation and Responsibility , Financial Education for Young People , Humanist , Israel , War Crimes
Lord Howard of Lympne Portrait
Lord Howard of Lympne
Member
Conservative - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Commonwealth , War Crimes
Lord Leigh of Hurley Portrait
Lord Leigh of Hurley
Member
Conservative - Life peer
Lord Levy Portrait
Lord Levy
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Livingston of Parkhead Portrait
Lord Livingston of Parkhead
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Grid Networks
Layla Moran Portrait
Layla Moran
Member
Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon
No other APPG Officer Positions
10 APPG Memberships
Cats , Cyprus , Environment , Homelessness , Humanist , Immigration Detention , Marine Energy , Music , Parks and Green Spaces , Tennis
Joy Morrissey Portrait
Joy Morrissey
Member
Conservative - Beaconsfield
2 APPG Officer Positions
Ageing and Older People , British Sikhs
3 APPG Memberships
Aviation , Beer , Listed Properties
Lord Morse Portrait
Lord Morse
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Neuberger Portrait
Baroness Neuberger
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Faith and Society
Charlotte Nichols Portrait
Charlotte Nichols
Member
Labour - Warrington North
Lord Pannick Portrait
Lord Pannick
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
International Students , Israel , Media
Lord Pickles Portrait
Lord Pickles
Member
Conservative - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Israel , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
Lord Popat Portrait
Lord Popat
Member
Conservative - Life peer
Lord Sandhurst Portrait
Lord Sandhurst
Member
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
1 APPG Officer Position
Yazidis
2 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Financial Education for Young People
Jeff Smith Portrait
Jeff Smith
Member
Labour - Manchester Withington
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Music , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System
Baroness Twycross Portrait
Baroness Twycross
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Future of Work
Lord Wasserman Portrait
Lord Wasserman
Member
Conservative - Life peer
3 APPG Officer Positions
Moldova , School Food , Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

David Simmonds MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 6578.

Email: david.simmonds.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

David Robinson, Board of Deputies of British Jews. Tel: 0207 543 5400

Email: david.robinson@bod.org.uk

Secretariat:

Board of Deputies of British Jews acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.bod.org.uk/

Group's Website:

https://bod.org.uk/appg-british-jews/

Date
10 Sep 2024
Source
Board of Deputies of British Jews
Description
Secretariat   From : 10/09/2024 To : 09/09/2025
Value
£1,501
Date
28 Jan 2023
Source
Board of Deputies of British Jews
Description
Secretariat   From : 28/01/2023 To : 27/01/2024
Value
£3,001
Date
28 Jan 2022
Source
Board of Deputies of British Jews
Description
Secretariat   From : 28/01/2022 To : 27/01/2023
Value
£3,001
Date
28 Jan 2021
Source
Board of Deputies of British Jews
Description
Secretariat   From : 28/01/2021 To : 27/01/2022
Value
£1,501
Date
28 Jan 2020
Source
Board of Deputies of British Jews
Description
Secretariat   From : 28/01/2020 To : 27/01/2021
Value
£1,501
Date
18 Jul 2018
Source
Board of Deputies of British Jews
Description
Secretariat   From : 18/07/2018 To : 17/07/2019
Value
£1,501
Date
18 Jul 2017
Source
Board of Deputies of British Jews
Description
Secretariat   From : 18/07/2017 To : 17/07/2018
Value
£1,501

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

Former APPG Officers
Baroness Hodge of Barking Portrait
Baroness Hodge of Barking
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 4th May 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Alex Sobel Portrait
Alex Sobel
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Leeds Central and Headingley
Joined: 10th March 2021
Departed: 30th May 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Fair Elections , Music , Net Zero , Students , Ukraine , West Papua

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Ludford Portrait
Baroness Ludford
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 26th April 2018
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Women's Rights

No other APPG Memberships

Lisa Cameron Portrait
Lisa Cameron
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Robert Jenrick Portrait
Robert Jenrick
Co-Chair
Conservative - Newark
Joined: 4th May 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Ian Mearns Portrait
Ian Mearns
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Gateshead
Joined: 26th April 2018
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Karen Buck Portrait
Karen Buck
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Westminster North
Joined: 26th April 2018
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

David Lammy Portrait
David Lammy
Treasurer
Labour - Tottenham
Joined: 26th April 2018
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Bob Blackman Portrait
Bob Blackman
Secretary
Conservative - Harrow East
Joined: 26th April 2018
Departed: 17th May 2023
Wes Streeting Portrait
Wes Streeting
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Ilford North
Joined: 26th April 2018
Departed: 23rd March 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Christian Wakeford Portrait
Christian Wakeford
Co-Chair
Labour - Bury South
Joined: 10th March 2021
Departed: 23rd March 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Matthew Offord Portrait
Matthew Offord
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Hendon
Joined: 26th April 2018
Departed: 23rd March 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Sharon Hodgson Portrait
Sharon Hodgson
Vice Chair
Labour - Washington and Gateshead South
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 23rd March 2022
Lord Brady of Altrincham Portrait
Lord Brady of Altrincham
Co-Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 27th January 2021
3 APPG Officer Positions
Cayman Islands , Responsible Vaping , San Marino

No other APPG Memberships

Paul Masterton Portrait
Paul Masterton
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for East Renfrewshire
Joined: 26th April 2018
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships