To promote the Commonwealth through engagement with Commonwealth partners and nongovernment stakeholders; to take advantage of opportunities within the widening Commonwealth network; to ensure the argument is made for Britain's diplomatic realignment towards the Commonwealth; and to ensure that there is a hub for dialogue between Commonwealth interest groups.
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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Submitters can draft and edit publications, and either release them on demand, or schedule release for a future date.
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4 Current APPG Officers
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2 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Democratic Republic of Congo
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Democratic Republic of Congo
Contact Details
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Andrew Rosindell MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8475.
Email: andrew.rosindell.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Pierre-Louis Plumejeau-Wilby, Office of Andrew Rosindell MP. Tel: 020 7219 8475
Email: pierre.wilby@parliament.uk
Benefits in Kind
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Date
6 Jul 2017
6 Jul 2017
Source
The Royal Commonwealth Society
The Royal Commonwealth Society
Description
Secretariat From : 06/07/2017 To : 05/07/2018
Secretariat From : 06/07/2017 To : 05/07/2018
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
1 Jan 2015
1 Jan 2015
Source
The Royal Commonwealth Society
The Royal Commonwealth Society
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2016
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£1,501
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Commonwealth APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Thérèse Coffey
Vice-Chairman
Conservative - Former Member for Suffolk Coastal
Joined: 8th April 2024Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Lisa Cameron
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Deidre Brock
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Edinburgh North and Leith
Joined: 10th October 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Tommy Sheppard
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Edinburgh East
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Addington
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Rugby Union Football Club
Rugby Union Football Club
Paul Bristow
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Peterborough
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Hooper
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Memberships
CAFOD , Education , Haiti , International Law, Justice and Accountability , Portugal
CAFOD , Education , Haiti , International Law, Justice and Accountability , Portugal
Peter Bottomley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Sheryll Murray
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South East Cornwall
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Hoey
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
British Heritage
British Heritage
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Memberships
British Hindus , Fire Safety and Rescue , Homelessness , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Smoking and Health
British Hindus , Fire Safety and Rescue , Homelessness , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Smoking and Health
Tom Randall
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Gedling
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Mobarik
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Gary Sambrook
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Birmingham, Northfield
Joined: 22nd February 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Shailesh Vara
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North West Cambridgeshire
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Henry Smith
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Crawley
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Sammy Wilson
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - East Antrim
Joined: 10th October 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
Conor McGinn
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for St Helens North
Joined: 10th October 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Edward Leigh
Vice Chair
Conservative - Gainsborough
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Lebanon
Lebanon
No other APPG Memberships
Chi Onwurah
Vice Chair
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
Bob Stewart
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Beckenham
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Howell of Guildford
Honorary President
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Northover
Co-Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 6th March 2024
Mary Robinson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Cheadle
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Viscount Waverley
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 22nd February 2023Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Rob Butler
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Aylesbury
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 15th June 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Chidgey
Co-Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 9th February 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Berridge
Vice Chair & Secretary
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Roger Godsiff
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Birmingham, Hall Green
Joined: 10th October 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Richard Graham
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Gloucester
Joined: 31st August 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
James Cleverly
Vice Chair
Conservative - Braintree
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Patrick Grady
Co-Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow North
Joined: 31st August 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Bellingham
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 3rd February 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Earl of Sandwich
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 21st July 2016
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Bellingham
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 23rd December 2015
No other APPG Memberships