Maldives APPG
First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 01/09/2026
Note: This APPG was last registered on 1st September 2026. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 12th October 2026 and may be defunct.
To raise awareness of key issues in the Maldives including environmental, educational, political and social issues and problems facing the country.
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 APPG Officers
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Helen Grant
Vice Chair
Conservative - Maidstone and Malling
Joined: 18th June 2025Departed: 1st September 2026
5 APPG Officer Positions
Jamaica , Nigeria , Spain , Tennis , Women's Football
Jamaica , Nigeria , Spain , Tennis , Women's Football
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 18th June 2025Departed: 1st September 2026
4 APPG Officer Positions
Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Financial Markets and Services , Ocean , UK Defence Supply Chain
Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Financial Markets and Services , Ocean , UK Defence Supply Chain
No other APPG Memberships
5 APPG Officer Positions
Entrepreneurship , India , International Students , Manufacturing , Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Entrepreneurship , India , International Students , Manufacturing , Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
No other APPG Memberships
Yasmin Qureshi
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Bolton South and Walkden
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 1st September 2026
5 APPG Officer Positions
Dentistry and Oral Health , Hajj and Umrah , Obesity , Pakistan , Primodos
Dentistry and Oral Health , Hajj and Umrah , Obesity , Pakistan , Primodos
No other APPG Memberships
Rehman Chishti
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Gillingham and Rainham
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Shailesh Vara
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North West Cambridgeshire
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Khan of Burnley
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 9th February 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
Sheryll Murray
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South East Cornwall
Joined: 9th February 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Martin Vickers
Vice Chair
Conservative - Brigg and Immingham
Joined: 9th February 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Central Asia , Gibraltar , Iceland , Kosovo and Albania , Montenegro , Rail
Central Asia , Gibraltar , Iceland , Kosovo and Albania , Montenegro , Rail
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Moynihan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
British Offshore Energy Industry , Dementia in Sport , Golf , Ticket Abuse
British Offshore Energy Industry , Dementia in Sport , Golf , Ticket Abuse
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Truscott
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 6th March 2024
Mark Menzies
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Fylde
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lisa Cameron
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Rosie Cooper
Vice Chair
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 22nd February 2023
7 APPG Officer Positions
Assistive and Accessible Technology , Bus and Coach , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Christianity in the Holy Land , Northern Culture , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders , West Papua
Assistive and Accessible Technology , Bus and Coach , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Christianity in the Holy Land , Northern Culture , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders , West Papua
No other APPG Memberships
Viscount Waverley
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Pritchard
Vice Chair
Conservative - The Wrekin
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 23rd March 2022
David Amess
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Southend West
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 6th October 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Afzal Khan
Vice Chair
Labour - Manchester Rusholme
Joined: 11th September 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
4 APPG Officer Positions
British Muslims , Greater Manchester , Pakistan , Parks and Green Spaces
British Muslims , Greater Manchester , Pakistan , Parks and Green Spaces
No other APPG Memberships
Roger Godsiff
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Birmingham, Hall Green
Joined: 21st November 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Chris Law
Officer
Scottish National Party - Dundee Central
Joined: 21st November 2018Departed: 31st July 2019
6 APPG Officer Positions
Aid Match , Armenia , Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Czechia , Disinformation , Tibet
Aid Match , Armenia , Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Czechia , Disinformation , Tibet
No other APPG Memberships
Matthew Offord
Vice-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Hendon
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 31st July 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Ian Paisley
Vice-Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Former Member for North Antrim
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 31st July 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
7 APPG Officer Positions
Hong Kong , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Nigeria , North Korea , Pakistani Minorities , Tibet , Uyghurs
Hong Kong , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Nigeria , North Korea , Pakistani Minorities , Tibet , Uyghurs
No other APPG Memberships
Andrew Percy
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Brigg and Goole
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 31st August 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Guto Bebb
Officer
Independent - Former Member for Aberconwy
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 31st August 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details
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Yasmin Qureshi MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7019.
Email: [email protected]
Benefits in Kind
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Date
23 Jul 2016
23 Jul 2016
Source
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives
Description
Flights and accommodation for visit to Maldives From : 23/07/2016 To : 29/07/2016
Flights and accommodation for visit to Maldives From : 23/07/2016 To : 29/07/2016
Value
£13,501
£13,501
Date
13 Feb 2016
13 Feb 2016
Source
High Commission of the Maldives
High Commission of the Maldives
Description
Flights, other transport and accommodation for visit to Maldives From : 13/02/2016 To : 21/02/2016
Flights, other transport and accommodation for visit to Maldives From : 13/02/2016 To : 21/02/2016
Value
£21,001
£21,001
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Maldives APPG