Islamic Finance APPG

First Registered: 03/02/2016 • Last updated on: 02/06/2021

Note: This APPG was last registered on 2nd June 2021. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 20th November 2024 and may be defunct.

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To give the Islamic finance industry a voice in parliament; to address issues as they arise such as Sukuk issuances, inclusivity, regulation and taxation whilst positioning the UK as the European hub of Islamic financial services, and also to play a wider role in promoting ethical finance.

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 Members - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits
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Former APPG Members
Naz Shah Portrait
Naz Shah
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Bradford West
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 2nd June 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Sheikh Portrait
Lord Sheikh
Co-Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 3rd February 2016
Departed: 2nd June 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Alderdice Portrait
Lord Alderdice
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 3rd February 2016
Departed: 2nd June 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted Portrait
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 2nd June 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Hussain Portrait
Lord Hussain
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 2nd June 2021
1 APPG Membership
Bangladesh
Earl of Lindsay Portrait
Earl of Lindsay
Vice Chair
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 2nd June 2021
1 APPG Membership
Fair Banking
Wes Streeting Portrait
Wes Streeting
Vice Chair
Labour - Ilford North
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 2nd June 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Stephen Timms Portrait
Stephen Timms
Vice Chair
Labour - East Ham
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 2nd June 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Uddin Portrait
Baroness Uddin
Secretary
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 2nd June 2021
4 APPG Memberships
Commonwealth , Digital Identity , Libya , Turkey
Lord Newby Portrait
Lord Newby
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Afzal Khan Portrait
Afzal Khan
Vice Chair
Labour - Manchester Rusholme
Joined: 2nd January 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
2 APPG Memberships
British Muslims , Greater Manchester
Lord Gordon of Strathblane Portrait
Lord Gordon of Strathblane
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 23rd October 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Virendra Sharma Portrait
Virendra Sharma
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Ealing, Southall
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
None Portrait
Earl of Lindsay
Vice Chair
 Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Andy Slaughter Portrait
Andy Slaughter
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick
Joined: 3rd February 2016
Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Memberships
Andrew Stephenson Portrait
Andrew Stephenson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Pendle
Joined: 3rd February 2016
Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Naz Shah MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8603.

Email: naz.shah.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Chris Tait, UK Islamic Finance Council, Office of Lord Sheikh, House of Lords, Westminster, London SW1P 0PW. Tel: 020 7219 5529

Email: chris@ukifc.com

Group's Website:

https://www.appgif.org.uk/

No benefits in kind are on record for the Islamic Finance APPG

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Islamic Finance APPG