Muslim Women APPG

First Registered: 04/11/2020 • Last updated on: 08/04/2024

To support social justice and equality for Muslim women and transform their lives by debating, scrutinising, investigating and raising awareness of issues affecting them to influence practice, policy, legislation and attitudes.

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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4 Current APPG Officers
Caroline Nokes Portrait
Caroline Nokes
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Romsey and Southampton North
Joined: 4th November 2020
Naz Shah Portrait
Naz Shah
Co-Chair
Labour - Bradford West
Joined: 4th November 2020
Afzal Khan Portrait
Afzal Khan
Vice Chair
Labour - Manchester, Gorton
Joined: 4th November 2020
Baroness Gohir Portrait
Baroness Gohir
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 7th September 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Caroline Nokes MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7218.

Email: caroline.nokes.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Shaista Gohir, Muslim Women’s Network UK, First Floor, 1192 Stratford Road, Birmingham B28 8AB.. Tel: 0121 236 9000

Email: appg@mwnuk.co.uk

Secretariat:

Muslim Women’s Network UK acts as the group's secretariat. http://www.mwnuk.co.uk/

Group's Website:

http://www.mwnuk.co.uk/appg.php

Date
20 Oct 2023
Source
Muslim Women’s Network UK
Description
Muslim Women’s Network UK is paid by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation to act as the group's secretariat   From : 20/10/2023 To : 19/10/2024
Value
£15,001
Date
20 Oct 2022
Source
Muslim Women’s Network UK
Description
Muslim Women’s Network UK is paid by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation to act as the group's secretariat   From : 20/10/2022 To : 19/10/2023
Value
£21,001
Date
20 Oct 2021
Source
Muslim Women’s Network UK
Description
Muslim Women’s Network UK is paid by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation to act as the group's secretariat   From : 20/10/2021 To : 19/10/2022
Value
£22,501
Date
20 Oct 2020
Source
Muslim Women’s Network UK
Description
Muslim Women’s Network UK is paid by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation to act as the group's secretariat   From : 20/10/2020 To : 19/10/2021
Value
£30,001

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Muslim Women APPG

Former APPG Officers
Tahir Ali Portrait
Tahir Ali
Vice Chair
Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green
Joined: 22nd February 2023
Departed: 24th January 2024
1 APPG Membership
Saudi Arabia
Baroness Uddin Portrait
Baroness Uddin
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 9th February 2022
Departed: 24th January 2024
Baroness Warsi Portrait
Baroness Warsi
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 22nd February 2023
Departed: 24th January 2024
2 APPG Memberships
British Muslims , Palestine
Baroness Hussein-Ece Portrait
Baroness Hussein-Ece
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 24th January 2024
Jess Phillips Portrait
Jess Phillips
Officer
Labour - Birmingham, Yardley
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 24th January 2024
2 APPG Memberships
Blood Cancer , Women and Work
Lord Khan of Burnley Portrait
Lord Khan of Burnley
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 22nd February 2023
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Imran Hussain Portrait
Imran Hussain
Officer
Labour - Bradford East
Joined: 22nd February 2023
Departed: 24th January 2024
Kim Leadbeater Portrait
Kim Leadbeater
Officer
Labour - Batley and Spen
Joined: 22nd February 2023
Departed: 24th January 2024
Lord Hussain Portrait
Lord Hussain
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 22nd February 2023
Departed: 24th January 2024
Mark Logan Portrait
Mark Logan
Officer
Conservative - Bolton North East
Joined: 9th February 2022
Departed: 24th January 2024
Anum Qaisar Portrait
Anum Qaisar
Officer
Scottish National Party - Airdrie and Shotts
Joined: 9th February 2022
Departed: 24th January 2024
1 APPG Membership
Human Rights
Apsana Begum Portrait
Apsana Begum
Officer
Labour - Poplar and Limehouse
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 11th January 2023
Nusrat Ghani Portrait
Nusrat Ghani
Vice Chair
Conservative - Wealden
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 7th September 2022
No other APPG Memberships