Council of Sri Lankan Muslim Organisations UK APPG

First Registered: 18/07/2018 • Last updated on: 06/03/2024

Note: This APPG was last registered on 6th March 2024. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 7th May 2025 and may be defunct.

To support and take up issues raised by Council of Sri Lankan Muslim Organisations UK (COSMOS UK) relating to Sri Lankan Muslims; working toward protecting their rights while promoting peaceful coexistence and thereby ushering in a strong relationship between the peoples of the UK and Sri Lanka

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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Former Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits

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Former APPG Officers
Bob Blackman Portrait
Bob Blackman
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Harrow East
Joined: 18th July 2018
Departed: 6th March 2024
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Portrait
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Co-Chair
Labour - Slough
Joined: 18th July 2018
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , South East , Western Rail Link to Heathrow

No other APPG Memberships

Afzal Khan Portrait
Afzal Khan
Secretary
Labour - Manchester Rusholme
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Bahrain , British Muslims , Greater Manchester , Pakistan , Parks and Green Spaces

No other APPG Memberships

Yasmin Qureshi Portrait
Yasmin Qureshi
Treasurer
Labour - Bolton South and Walkden
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Dentistry and Oral Health , Obesity , Pakistan , Primodos

No other APPG Memberships

Elliot Colburn Portrait
Elliot Colburn
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Carshalton and Wallington
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Stephen Timms Portrait
Stephen Timms
Vice Chair
Labour - East Ham
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Gareth Thomas Portrait
Gareth Thomas
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West
Joined: 18th July 2018
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Naseby Portrait
Lord Naseby
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 18th July 2018
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Hydrogen , New Towns , Responsible Vaping

No other APPG Memberships

Siobhain McDonagh Portrait
Siobhain McDonagh
Vice Chair
Labour - Mitcham and Morden
Joined: 24th January 2024
Departed: 6th March 2024
Siobhain McDonagh Portrait
Siobhain McDonagh
Vice Chair
Labour - Mitcham and Morden
Joined: 18th July 2018
Departed: 13th December 2023
Stephen Timms Portrait
Stephen Timms
Vice Chair
Labour - East Ham
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

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

Email: bob.blackman.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Mr Mohamed Liyas Abdul Wahid, COSMOS UK, 29 Beddington Grove, Wallington, Surrey SM6 8LB. Tel: 07900 958 876

Email: secretarycosmosuk@gmail.com

No benefits in kind are on record for the Council of Sri Lankan Muslim Organisations UK APPG

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Council of Sri Lankan Muslim Organisations UK APPG