Friends of Syria APPG

First Registered: 13/11/2015 • Last updated on: 15/06/2022

Note: This APPG was last registered on 15th June 2022. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 18th June 2025 and may be defunct.

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A forum for MPs and Peers interested in Syria.

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
Alison McGovern Portrait
Alison McGovern
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Birkenhead
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 15th June 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Andrew Mitchell Portrait
Andrew Mitchell
Co-Chair
Conservative - Sutton Coldfield
Joined: 13th November 2015
Departed: 15th June 2022
4 APPG Officer Positions
Abraham Accords , Aid Match , Trafficked Britons in Syria , West Midlands

No other APPG Memberships

Brendan O'Hara Portrait
Brendan O'Hara
Officer
Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 15th June 2022
5 APPG Officer Positions
Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs , Genocide Prevention , Greenland , International Law, Justice and Accountability , Yazidis

No other APPG Memberships

Tony Lloyd Portrait
Tony Lloyd
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Rochdale
Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 15th June 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Theo Clarke Portrait
Theo Clarke
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Stafford
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 15th June 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Debbonaire Portrait
Baroness Debbonaire
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 15th June 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jeff Smith Portrait
Jeff Smith
Officer
Labour - Manchester Withington
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 15th June 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Alicia Kearns Portrait
Alicia Kearns
Vice Chair
Conservative - Rutland and Stamford
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 2nd June 2021
3 APPG Officer Positions
Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Women, Peace and Security

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Walney Portrait
Lord Walney
Secretary
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 13th November 2015
Departed: 21st November 2018
2 APPG Officer Positions
Australia, United Kingdom and United States of America (AUKUS) , Small Modular Reactors

No other APPG Memberships

Bob Stewart Portrait
Bob Stewart
Treasurer
Conservative - Former Member for Beckenham
Joined: 13th November 2015
Departed: 21st November 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Hylton Portrait
Lord Hylton
Treasurer
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 13th November 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jo Cox Portrait
Jo Cox
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Batley and Spen
Joined: 13th November 2015
Departed: 3rd June 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Alison McGovern MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7190.

Email: alison.mcgovern.mp@parliament.uk

Group's Website:

http://www.appgfriendsofsyria.org/

Benefits in Kind
Date
7 Nov 2016
Source
Friends of Syria Campaign
Description
Printing costs and travel costs for speakers.
Value
£1,501
Date
7 Nov 2016
Source
Syria Campaign
Description
Printing costs and travel costs for speakers.
Value
£1,501
Date
13 Oct 2016
Source
Friends of Syria Campaign
Description
Secretariat   From : 13/10/2016 To : 12/10/2017
Value
£4,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Friends of Syria APPG