Indian Traditional Sciences APPG

First Registered: 23/12/2015 • Last updated on: 30/05/2024

Note: This APPG was last registered on 30th May 2024. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 18th June 2025 and may be defunct.

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To promote and facilitate informed discussions on issues concerning all Indian Traditional Sciences practised in the UK and abroad (Ayurveda, Yoga, Jyotish, Vastu, Unani and Sangeet) for inclusion into the NHS by providing a forum for cross-party parliamentarians, senior policy makers, academics, practitioners, leading community figures and stakeholders.

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
Baroness Verma Portrait
Baroness Verma
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 30th May 2024
9 APPG Officer Positions
Children , Democratic Republic of Congo , Digital Inclusion , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , India , Kurds , Obstructive Sleep Apnoea , Tamils

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Ranger Portrait
Lord Ranger
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Virendra Sharma Portrait
Virendra Sharma
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Ealing, Southall
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Bob Blackman Portrait
Bob Blackman
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Harrow East
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
British Hindus , Fire Safety and Rescue , Homelessness , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Smoking and Health

No other APPG Memberships

Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Portrait
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Officer
Labour - Slough
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , South East , Western Rail Link to Heathrow

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Rana Portrait
Lord Rana
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Dubs Portrait
Lord Dubs
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Lebanon , Moldova , Multiple Sclerosis , Refugees

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Bilimoria Portrait
Lord Bilimoria
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Entrepreneurship , India , International Students , Maldives , Manufacturing

No other APPG Memberships

Navendu Mishra Portrait
Navendu Mishra
Officer
Labour - Stockport
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
British Hindus

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Uddin Portrait
Baroness Uddin
Officer
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Commonwealth , Digital Identity , Libya , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Women and Work

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Hussain Portrait
Lord Hussain
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Bahrain , Bangladesh

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Sheikh Portrait
Lord Sheikh
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Suri Portrait
Lord Suri
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

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Tom Brake
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Carshalton and Wallington
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Matthew Offord Portrait
Matthew Offord
Vice-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Hendon
Joined: 31st August 2016
Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Patel of Blackburn Portrait
Lord Patel of Blackburn
Vice-Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Keith Vaz Portrait
Keith Vaz
Vice-Chair
Labour - Former Member for Leicester East
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Stone of Blackheath Portrait
Lord Stone of Blackheath
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 21st July 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Bob Blackman MP,

Email: No email supplied

Public Enquiry Point:

Amarjeet S Bhamra, PO Box 1, Windsor SL4 4UZ

Email: indiansciences@gmail.com

No benefits in kind are on record for the Indian Traditional Sciences APPG

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Indian Traditional Sciences APPG