Christians in Parliament APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 18/06/2025

To support Christians of all denominations and parties in their work in politics.

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
Lord Curry of Kirkharle Portrait
Lord Curry of Kirkharle
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
66 Current APPG Members
Lord Alderdice Portrait
Lord Alderdice
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Lord Anderson of Swansea Portrait
Lord Anderson of Swansea
Member
Labour - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Egypt
2 APPG Memberships
Faith and Society , Poland
Richard Baker Portrait
Richard Baker
Member
Labour - Glenrothes and Mid Fife
No other APPG Officer Positions
6 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Assistive and Accessible Technology , British Buses , Falkland Islands , Hydrogen , Prostate Cancer
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville Portrait
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
2 APPG Officer Positions
Bosnia and Herzegovina , Zoos and Aquariums
3 APPG Memberships
Central South , Dark Skies , Environment
Lord Beith Portrait
Lord Beith
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
4 APPG Officer Positions
Channel Islands , Georgia , Nordic Countries , North East

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Berridge Portrait
Baroness Berridge
Member
Conservative - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Adoption and Permanence
1 APPG Membership
Care-Experienced Children and Young People
Lord Boswell of Aynho Portrait
Lord Boswell of Aynho
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Lord Brennan Portrait
Lord Brennan
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Microplastics
4 APPG Memberships
Blockchain Technologies , Intellectual Property , Media , Ocean
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe Portrait
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
5 APPG Memberships
Beyond Pills , Heritage Rail , Obesity , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Transport Safety
Baroness Browning Portrait
Baroness Browning
Member
Conservative - Life peer
4 APPG Officer Positions
Autism , Dementia , Parkinson's , Policing
2 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Healthcare Workers
Baroness Butler-Sloss Portrait
Baroness Butler-Sloss
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Chartres Portrait
Lord Chartres
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Armenia
Lord Dannatt Portrait
Lord Dannatt
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
War Crimes
Lord Dear Portrait
Lord Dear
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Listed Properties
2 APPG Memberships
Explosive Weapons and their Impact , Greece
Baroness Eaton Portrait
Baroness Eaton
Member
Conservative - Life peer
2 APPG Officer Positions
Men and Boys' Issues , Pro-Life
1 APPG Membership
Key Cities
Lord Evans of Watford Portrait
Lord Evans of Watford
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Farmer Portrait
Lord Farmer
Member
Conservative - Life peer
Baroness Fookes Portrait
Baroness Fookes
Member
Conservative - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Gardening and Horticulture
2 APPG Memberships
Environment , International Students
Baroness Gale Portrait
Baroness Gale
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Cats , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Smoking and Health
Helen Grant Portrait
Helen Grant
Member
Conservative - Maidstone and Malling
Lord Green of Deddington Portrait
Lord Green of Deddington
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint Portrait
Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach Portrait
Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach
Member
Conservative - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
United Nations Global Goals
Lord Harries of Pentregarth Portrait
Lord Harries of Pentregarth
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
Baroness Hunt of Bethnal Green Portrait
Baroness Hunt of Bethnal Green
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Women in Parliament
Lord Hunt of Wirral Portrait
Lord Hunt of Wirral
Member
Conservative - Life peer
Bernard Jenkin Portrait
Bernard Jenkin
Member
Conservative - Harwich and North Essex
Lord Kilclooney Portrait
Lord Kilclooney
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Beer , Falkland Islands , Switzerland and Liechtenstein , Taiwan
Katie Lam Portrait
Katie Lam
Member
Conservative - Weald of Kent
4 APPG Officer Positions
British Sign Language , Classics , Wine of Great Britain , Woods and Trees

No other APPG Memberships

Edward Leigh Portrait
Edward Leigh
Member
Conservative - Gainsborough
6 APPG Officer Positions
Christianity in the Holy Land , Community Development , Croatia , France , Holy See , Lebanon
3 APPG Memberships
Commonwealth , Italy , Serbia
Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke Portrait
Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Financial Education for Young People
Jerome Mayhew Portrait
Jerome Mayhew
Member
Conservative - Broadland and Fakenham
1 APPG Officer Position
Financial Education for Young People
3 APPG Memberships
Dark Skies , Environment , Transport Safety
Baroness Morgan of Cotes Portrait
Baroness Morgan of Cotes
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
6 APPG Memberships
Creative Health , Digital Regulation and Responsibility , Global Education , Heritage Rail , India , Obesity
Baroness O'Loan Portrait
Baroness O'Loan
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
2 APPG Officer Positions
CAFOD , Holy See
2 APPG Memberships
Long Covid , Safeguarding in Faith Communities
Lord Parker of Minsmere Portrait
Lord Parker of Minsmere
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Pinnock Portrait
Baroness Pinnock
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Lord Stewart of Dirleton Portrait
Lord Stewart of Dirleton
Member
Conservative - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Safeguarding in Faith Communities
1 APPG Membership
Listed Properties
Desmond Swayne Portrait
Desmond Swayne
Member
Conservative - New Forest West
Lord Touhig Portrait
Lord Touhig
Member
Labour - Life peer
3 APPG Officer Positions
Autism , France , Netherlands
3 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Italy , Mutuals
Lord Wallace of Saltaire Portrait
Lord Wallace of Saltaire
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
2 APPG Officer Positions
UNESCO World Heritage Sites , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
1 APPG Membership
University
Lord Weir of Ballyholme Portrait
Lord Weir of Ballyholme
Member
Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Carers , Defibrillators , Dementia
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Tim Farron MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8519.

Email: tim.farron.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Claire Newman, Office of Rachael Maskell MP. Tel: 020 7219 6367

Email: claire.newman@parliament.uk

Group's Website:

http://www.christiansinparliament.org.uk/

Date
24 Jul 2024
Source
Parliamentary Christian Trust
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 24/07/2024 To : 23/07/2025
Value
£118,501
Date
24 Jul 2024
Source
Bible Society
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 24/07/2024 To : 23/07/2025
Value
£72,001
Date
14 Jan 2023
Source
Parliamentary Christian Trust
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 14/01/2023 To : 13/01/2024
Value
£99,001
Date
14 Jan 2023
Source
Bible Society
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 14/01/2023 To : 13/01/2024
Value
£64,501
Date
14 Jan 2022
Source
Parliamentary Christian Trust
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 14/01/2022 To : 13/01/2023
Value
£91,501
Date
14 Jan 2022
Source
Bible Society
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 14/01/2022 To : 13/01/2023
Value
£52,501
Date
14 Jan 2021
Source
Parliamentary Christian Trust
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 14/01/2021 To : 13/01/2022
Value
£97,501
Date
14 Jan 2021
Source
Bible Society
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 14/01/2021 To : 13/01/2022
Value
£43,501
Date
14 Jan 2020
Source
Bible Society
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 14/01/2020 To : 13/01/2021
Value
£37,501
Date
14 Jan 2020
Source
Parliamentary Christian Trust
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 14/01/2020 To : 13/01/2021
Value
£106,501
Date
1 Jul 2019
Source
Parliamentary Christian Trust
Description
Administrative assistance and event support   From : 01/07/2019 To : 30/06/2020
Value
£96,001
Date
1 Jul 2019
Source
Bible Society
Description
Administrative assistance and event support   From : 01/07/2019 To : 30/06/2020
Value
£37,501
Date
1 Jul 2018
Source
Parliamentary Christian Trust
Description
Administrative assistance and event support   From : 01/07/2018 To : 30/06/2019
Value
£76,501
Date
1 Jul 2018
Source
Bible Society
Description
Administrative assistance and event support   From : 01/07/2018 To : 30/06/2019
Value
£36,001
Date
1 Jul 2017
Source
Parliamentary Christian Trust
Description
Administrative assistance and event support   From : 01/07/2017 To : 30/06/2018
Value
£58,501
Date
1 Jul 2017
Source
Bible Society
Description
Administrative assistance and event support   From : 01/07/2017 To : 30/06/2018
Value
£40,501
Date
1 Jan 2016
Source
Parliamentary Christian Trust
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£25,501
Date
1 Jan 2016
Source
Bible Society
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£79,501
Date
1 Jan 2015
Source
Bible Society
Description
Two researchers to provide admin assistance   From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£85,501
Date
9 Jun 2025
Source
Premier Christian
Value
£3,250
Date
30 May 2025
Source
Christian Aid
Value
£3,250
Date
27 May 2025
Source
Open Doors
Value
£3,250
Date
19 May 2025
Source
City to City UK
Value
£2,250
Date
12 May 2025
Source
CARE - Christian Action Research and Education
Value
£2,250
Date
8 May 2025
Source
OCCA - The Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics
Value
£3,250
Date
30 Apr 2025
Source
The Trussell Trust
Value
£3,250
Date
30 Apr 2025
Source
World Vision UK
Value
£2,250
Date
25 Apr 2025
Source
LICC Limited
Value
£3,250
Date
25 Apr 2025
Source
Lanier Theological Education Foundation
Value
£5,000
Date
27 Jul 2023
Source
Release International
Value
£3,000
Date
27 Jun 2023
Source
The Trussell Trust
Value
£3,000
Date
27 Jun 2023
Source
World Vision UK
Value
£2,000
Date
27 Jun 2023
Source
Premier
Value
£3,000
Date
27 Jun 2023
Source
OCCA
Value
£3,000
Date
27 Jun 2023
Source
LICC
Value
£3,000
Date
27 Jun 2023
Source
Lanier Foundation
Value
£3,000
Date
27 Jun 2023
Source
Christian Aid
Value
£3,000
Date
27 Jun 2023
Source
CARE
Value
£2,000
Date
5 Jul 2022
Source
LICC
Value
£3,000
Date
5 Jul 2022
Source
The Trussell Trust
Value
£3,000
Date
5 Jul 2022
Source
Release International
Value
£3,000
Date
5 Jul 2022
Source
Premier
Value
£3,000
Former APPG Officers
Gary Streeter Portrait
Gary Streeter
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for South West Devon
Joined: 2nd January 2019
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Sherlock Portrait
Baroness Sherlock
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Ian Blackford Portrait
Ian Blackford
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jeffrey M Donaldson Portrait
Jeffrey M Donaldson
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Lagan Valley
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Brinton Portrait
Baroness Brinton
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Children of Alcoholics , Fire Safety and Rescue

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Farmer Portrait
Lord Farmer
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Family Hubs , Men and Boys' Issues

No other APPG Memberships

Jeffrey M Donaldson Portrait
Jeffrey M Donaldson
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Lagan Valley
Joined: 21st July 2016
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Gavin Shuker Portrait
Gavin Shuker
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Luton South
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Eleanor Smith Portrait
Eleanor Smith
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Wolverhampton South West
Joined: 31st July 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Gary Streeter Portrait
Gary Streeter
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for South West Devon
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 21st November 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Stephen Timms Portrait
Stephen Timms
Treasurer
Labour - East Ham
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 31st August 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Sharon Hodgson Portrait
Sharon Hodgson
Secretary
Labour - Washington and Gateshead South
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 31st August 2016
Jeffrey M Donaldson Portrait
Jeffrey M Donaldson
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Lagan Valley
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 3rd June 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships