Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) APPG

First Registered: 28/09/2017 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

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To help bring about a resolution of the issues concerning the future of the Chagos Islands (British Indian Ocean Territory) and the Chagossians.

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 Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits
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4 Current APPG Officers
Jeremy Corbyn Portrait
Jeremy Corbyn
Chair & Registered Contact
Independent - Islington North
Joined: 28th September 2017
2 APPG Officer Positions
Dalits and Adivasis (Tribals) , Egypt
2 APPG Memberships
Explosive Weapons and their Impact , Modern Conflict
Andy McDonald Portrait
Andy McDonald
Vice Chair
Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Joined: 9th October 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Acquired Brain Injury , Medical Cannabis under Prescription , Palestine , Spinal Cord Injury
5 APPG Memberships
Autism , Council Tax Reform , Football Supporters , Miscarriages of Justice , Occupational Safety and Health
Lord Horam Portrait
Lord Horam
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 9th October 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Ludford Portrait
Baroness Ludford
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
12 APPG Memberships
Bosnia and Herzegovina , British Jews , Diabetes , Immigration Detention , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Israel , Listed Properties , London , Micromobility , Poland , Refugees
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Jeremy Corbyn MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 3545.

Email: jeremy.corbyn.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

David Snoxell

Email: drsnoxell@gmail.com

No benefits in kind are on record for the Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) APPG

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) APPG

Former APPG Officers
Henry Smith Portrait
Henry Smith
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Crawley
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Whitaker Portrait
Baroness Whitaker
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 30th May 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Speech and Language Difficulties

No other APPG Memberships

Patrick Grady Portrait
Patrick Grady
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow North
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Mike Kane Portrait
Mike Kane
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Wythenshawe and Sale East
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Alan Brown Portrait
Alan Brown
Secretary
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

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Ian Paisley
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Former Member for North Antrim
Joined: 31st July 2019
Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Catherine West Portrait
Catherine West
Vice Chair
Labour - Hornsey and Friern Barnet
Joined: 7th August 2020
Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Ramsbotham Portrait
Lord Ramsbotham
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 30th November 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Andrew Rosindell Portrait
Andrew Rosindell
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Romford
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 19th October 2022
6 APPG Officer Positions
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , British Heritage , Commonwealth , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , San Marino , Switzerland and Liechtenstein

No other APPG Memberships

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Lord Steel of Aikwood
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships