To promote the flying of the Union Flag and flags associated with the UK, British territories, dependencies, the Commonwealth, heraldry, British symbols and related issues.
1. Flags and Heraldry
30/07/2015 - APPGs
Found: and flags associated with the UK, British territories, dependencies, the Commonwealth, heraldry, British
2. The Friends of St John's Churchyard - written evidence
10/07/2019 - Inquiry: Lessons from the First World War Centenary - Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
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Found: local branch of the Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society) which records everyone who is buried
3. Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020
23/09/2020 - Secondary Legislation
Found: laid before Parliament under Article 4(5) of the Flags (Northern Ireland) Order 2000 for approval by resolution
4. The Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020
23/09/2020 - Draft Secondary Legislation
Found: laid before Parliament under Article 4(5) of the Flags (Northern Ireland) Order 2000 for approval by resolution
5. Guidance on flying the Union Flag
26/03/2021 - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Found: occasions where other
flags may wish
to be
flown, such as the national flags of the constituent nations
1. Tributes
17/12/2020 - Lords Chamber
1: Robert’s greatest passion is heraldry. He is the chairman of the Heraldry Society. He used his expertise - Speech Link
2. Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020
03/11/2020 - Grand Committee
1: union flag and, in certain circumstances, other flags must be flown on government buildings and courthouses - Speech Link
2: protocol was issued in relation to the display of flags in public areas, and later in 2011, the consultation - Speech Link
3. Flags
24/03/2021 - Written Statements
1: union, heritage and pride.Currently, Union flags are only required to be flown on all UK Government - Speech Link
4. Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
03/04/2019 - Lords Chamber
1: such flag flying are set in statute; namely, the Flags Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000. The power to - Speech Link
2: there is no value in prohibiting the flying of flags in Northern Ireland on Europe Day, which celebrates - Speech Link
3: week. I completely understand that the flying of flags in Northern Ireland is highly sensitive and contentious - Speech Link
5. Exiting the European Union (Armorial Bearings, Ensigns and Flags)
20/03/2019 - Commons Chamber
1: deletion of flag-flying designated days under the Flags (Northern Ireland) Order 2000. Will he commit to - Speech Link
2: rest of the United Kingdom, the decision on what flags should fly on Government buildings is based on a - Speech Link
3: emotion that is always associated with the flying of flags. There is one arrangement when City Hall and Parliament - Speech Link
asked by: Philip Davies
05/03/2020
... (c) Scottish Saltire and (d) flag of Wales has been flown from the headquarters of his Department in London in each year since 2015. 2. Treasury: Flags
asked by: Philip Davies
05/03/2020
... (c) Scottish Saltire and (d) Flag of Wales flags his Department owns. 3. Roads: Flags
asked by: Andrew Rosindell
09/06/2020
... what steps he is taking to ensure that the St George's Cross is flown at the side of all major road crossings into England. 4. Coronavirus: Flags
asked by: Andrew Rosindell
13/05/2020
... whether he plans to implement an official NHS flag in recognition of health workers during the covid-19 outbreak. 5. Schools: Flags
asked by: Tom Hunt
27/04/2021
... what plans the Government has to make the flying of the Union Flag compulsory at all schools.
10 Current APPG Officers
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Tunisia
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Joined: 30th July 2015British Museum , Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage , Caribbean , Channel Islands , Chile , Cuba , Denmark , Faroe Islands , Finland , Fisheries , Genetic Haemochromatosis , Gibraltar , Holy See , Hydrogen , Iceland , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Isle of Man (Manx) , Liechtenstein , Montserrat , Multiple Sclerosis , Net Zero , Norfolk Island , Norway , Pacific Islands , Philippines , Pitcairn Islands , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Road Freight and Logistics , Rowing , San Marino , Slovenia , Space , Sweden , Switzerland , UK Islands , Zoos and Aquariums
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Adult Education , Ageing and Older People , Arts and Heritage , Austria , BBC , Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Business Owners , British Overseas Territories , Carbon Monoxide , Citizens Rights , Commonwealth , Dark Skies , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Disability , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Equitable Life Policyholders , Fatherhood , Foster Care Work , Frozen British Pensions , Global Security and Non-Proliferation , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Holocaust Memorial , Immigration Detention , Insurance and Financial Services , Internet, Communications and Technology , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Kosovo , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Limits to Growth , Liver Health , Longevity , Mayflower 400 , Media , Music , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Park Homes , Period Equality , Photography , Race and Community , Religion in the Media , Religious Education , Republic of Korea , Reuniting Britain Post-Brexit , Road Freight and Logistics , Rowing , Scientific , Scotch Whisky , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Social Enterprise , Social Integration , Social Science and Policy , Social Work , St George's Day , Tibet , Transport Safety , United Nations , Vascular and Venous Disease , Votes at 16 , Western Rail Link to Heathrow , Western Sahara , Wine and Spirits , Wine of Great Britain , Women in Transport , Youth Affairs , Zimbabwe
Algeria , Archives and History , CAFOD , Coalfield Communities , Connected and Automated Mobility , Critical Minerals , Energy Studies , Environmental, Social, and Governance , Fair Business Banking , Falkland Islands , Fracking , Hydrogen , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Kurdistan in Turkey and Syria , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Mentoring , Pension Clawback , Philately , St George's Day , Sudan and South Sudan , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
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Contact Details
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Andrew Rosindell MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8475.
No benefits in kind are on record for the Flags and Heraldry APPG
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Flags and Heraldry APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Tom Watson
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for West Bromwich East
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017