To provide a focal point for MPs and peers with an interest in opera; to further the appreciation of opera for all ages; and to provide a link between this art form and parliament.
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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2 Current Officers
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2 Current APPG Officers
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Bambos Charalambous
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Southgate and Wood Green
Joined: 28th August 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Alevis , Cyprus , Global Education , Music Education , Yazidis
13 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Blockchain Technologies , British Jews , CAFOD , Fair Elections , Humanist , Infrastructure , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Long Covid , Modernising Employment , Music , Nutrition for Development , United Nations Global Goals
Alevis , Cyprus , Global Education , Music Education , Yazidis
13 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Blockchain Technologies , British Jews , CAFOD , Fair Elections , Humanist , Infrastructure , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Long Covid , Modernising Employment , Music , Nutrition for Development , United Nations Global Goals
5 APPG Officer Positions
Archaeology , Beyond Pills , Creative Health , Health , Net Zero
13 APPG Memberships
Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Carbon Monoxide , Climate Change , Environment , Fair Elections , Healthy Places , Maternity , Music , Music Education , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Pharmacy , Tidy Britain , Woods and Trees
Archaeology , Beyond Pills , Creative Health , Health , Net Zero
13 APPG Memberships
Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Carbon Monoxide , Climate Change , Environment , Fair Elections , Healthy Places , Maternity , Music , Music Education , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Pharmacy , Tidy Britain , Woods and Trees
Contact Details
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Bambos Charalambous MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 3460.
Email: bambos.charalambous.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Janet Gibson
Email: gibsonj@parliament.uk
No benefits in kind are on record for the Opera APPG
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Opera APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Harriett Baldwin
Treasurer
Conservative - West Worcestershire
Joined: 28th August 2024Departed: 9th September 2025
4 APPG Officer Positions
Africa , Central Asia , Nigeria , Responsible Business
Africa , Central Asia , Nigeria , Responsible Business
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Aberdare
Vice Chair
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 9th September 2025
7 APPG Officer Positions
Afghan Women and Girls , Creative Health , Defibrillators , Responsible Business , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Slovenia , Taiwan
Afghan Women and Girls , Creative Health , Defibrillators , Responsible Business , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Slovenia , Taiwan
No other APPG Memberships
Jane Stevenson
Treasurer
Conservative - Former Member for Wolverhampton North East
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
7 APPG Officer Positions
Classical Music , Film and Broader Screen , Music Education , Tennis , Theatre , Ticket Abuse , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
Classical Music , Film and Broader Screen , Music Education , Tennis , Theatre , Ticket Abuse , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
No other APPG Memberships
3 APPG Officer Positions
Bahá'í Faith , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Speech and Language Difficulties
Bahá'í Faith , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Speech and Language Difficulties
No other APPG Memberships
Robert Neill
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Bromley and Chislehurst
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Young of Norwood Green
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
Mark Pritchard
Secretary
Conservative - The Wrekin
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Arts and Heritage , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Greenland , Poland , Racing and Bloodstock
Arts and Heritage , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Greenland , Poland , Racing and Bloodstock
No other APPG Memberships
John Nicolson
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Ochil and South Perthshire
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Bernard Jenkin
Vice Chair
Conservative - Harwich and North Essex
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
Peter Bottomley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Nicholas Brown
Joint Secretary
Independent - Former Member for Newcastle upon Tyne East
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 23rd March 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Robert Neill
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Bromley and Chislehurst
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Kelvin Hopkins
Treasurer
Independent - Former Member for Luton North
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 18th July 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Gerald Kaufman
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Manchester, Gorton
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 15th February 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships