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. Flying flags: a plain English guide
20/07/2021 - Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
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Found: Guidance
Flying flags: a plain English guide
A guide to the flags that can be flown without
4. Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
23/11/2021 - Secondary Legislation
Found: laid before Parliament under article 4(5) of the Flags (Northern Ireland) Order 2000 for approval by resolution
5. The Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
23/11/2021 - Draft Secondary Legislation
Found: laid before Parliament under article 4(5) of the Flags (Northern Ireland) Order 2000 for approval by resolution
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. Summer Adjournment
22/07/2021 - Commons Chamber
1: Historic County Flags Day. It has been celebrated for some days now, with the flags of the historic counties - Speech Link
2: insightful speech on the upcoming Historic County Flags Day. I may be biased, but I would argue that the - Speech Link
3. 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
4. Flags
24/03/2021 - Written Statements
1: UK’s union, heritage and pride.Currently, Union flags are only required to be flown on all UK Government - Speech Link
5. DRAFT FLAGS (NORTHERN IRELAND) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2021
05/01/2022 - General Committees
1: move,That the Committee has considered the draft Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 - Speech Link
asked by: Andrew Rosindell
08/12/2021
... whether he has made and assessment of the potential merits of requiring schools to fly the Union Flag. 2. Football: Flags
asked by: Lord Triesman
16/06/2021
...To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they are providing to national teams visiting the UK for the upcoming UEFA European Football Championship tournament about the public display of partisan flags or other signs in the context of conflict in the Middle East and the implications for crowd unrest. 3. Shipping: Flags
asked by: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
22/06/2021
... of such flags. 4. 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. 5. Hamas: Flags
asked by: Baroness Eaton
19/10/2021
...To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ban the flying of the Hamas flag in the UK following its widespread use in demonstrations in 2021.
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Cyber Security , Norfolk Island , Philately , Reserves and Cadets , St George's Day
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Joined: 30th July 2015British Museum , Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage , Caribbean , Cayman Islands , Channel Islands , Chile , Cuba , Denmark , Faroe Islands , Finland , Fisheries , Gibraltar , Holy See , Hydrogen , Iceland , Isle of Man (Manx) , Liechtenstein , Montserrat , Multiple Sclerosis , Net Zero , Norfolk Island , Norway , Pacific Islands , Pitcairn Islands , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Road Freight and Logistics , Rowing , San Marino , Slovenia , Space , Sweden , Switzerland , UK Islands , Zoos and Aquariums
Azerbaijan , Bahrain , Belarus , Belize , British Overseas Territories , Caribbean , Central America , Channel Islands , Chile , Commercial Radio , Cuba , Estonia , Falkland Islands , India , Isle of Man (Manx) , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Lebanon , Liechtenstein , Lithuania , Norfolk Island , Pitcairn Islands , Switzerland , Taiwan , Turkey , Uzbekistan , Vietnam
Adult Education , Afrikan Reparations , Ageing and Older People , Arts and Heritage , Austria , BBC , Black Maternal Health , Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Business Owners , British Overseas Territories , Carbon Monoxide , Citizens Rights , Commonwealth , Cycling and Walking , Dalits , Dark Skies , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Dentistry and Oral Health , Disability , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Equitable Life Policyholders , Fatherhood , Gasworks Redevelopment , Global Security and Non-Proliferation , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Haiti , Hospice and End of Life Care , Immigration Detention , Insurance and Financial Services , Internet, Communications and Technology , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Kosovo , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Limits to Growth , Longevity , Media , Music , No Recourse to Public Funds , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Opera , Park Homes , Period Equality , Photography , Race and Community , Religious Education , Republic of Korea , Retail Crime , Road Freight and Logistics , Rowing , Scientific , Scotch Whisky , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Single Parent Families , Social Enterprise , Social Integration , Social Science and Policy , Social Work , St George's Day , Tibet , Transport Safety , United Nations , United Nations Women , 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
Algeria , Archives and History , CAFOD , Coalfield Communities , Connected and Automated Mobility , Critical Minerals , Crypto and Digital Assets , Environment , Environmental, Social, and Governance , Fair Business Banking , Falkland Islands , Health and the Natural Environment , Holy See , Hydrogen , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Mentoring , Mongolia , Nature , Pension Clawback , Philately , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders , St George's Day , Sudan and South Sudan , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Albania , Bermuda , British Overseas Territories , Bus and Coach Industry , Canada , Caribbean , Central America , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , General Aviation , Golf , Hong Kong , Hydrogen , Isle of Man (Manx) , Japan , Jazz Appreciation , Kosovo , Mentoring , Montenegro , Motorcycling , Motorsport , Norfolk Island , North Macedonia , Pacific Islands , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , San Marino , Space , Switzerland , Taiwan , Union
Animal Welfare , Blood Cancer , Business Travel , Cancer , Caribbean , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , China , Commercial Radio , Devolution , Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties , Explosive Threats , Future of Aviation , Heart Valve Disease , Historic Counties , India , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Learning Disability , Liechtenstein , Ovarian Cancer , Pancreatic Cancer , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Radiotherapy , San Marino , St George's Day , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Switzerland , Vegetarianism and Veganism
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Andrew Rosindell MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8475.
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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