Qatar APPG
First Registered: 29/09/2015 • Last updated on: 06/03/2024
Note: This APPG was last registered on 6th March 2024. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 8th April 2024 and may be defunct.
To foster good relations between the UK and Qatar.
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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Reticulating Splines
Former APPG Members
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3 APPG Memberships
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , St Kitts and Nevis , Western Rail Link to Heathrow
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , St Kitts and Nevis , Western Rail Link to Heathrow
Alun Cairns
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Vale of Glamorgan
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Memberships
Beer , Blockchain Technologies , Crypto and Digital Assets , Financial Markets and Services
Beer , Blockchain Technologies , Crypto and Digital Assets , Financial Markets and Services
Nigel Evans
Honorary President
Conservative - Ribble Valley
Joined: 5th November 2019Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Wine and Spirits
Wine and Spirits
Shailesh Vara
Vice Chair
Conservative - North West Cambridgeshire
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Sleep Apnoea
Sleep Apnoea
Baroness Northover
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 5th November 2019Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Hussain
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Ranil Jayawardena
Vice Chair
Conservative - North East Hampshire
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Moynihan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Ticket Abuse
Ticket Abuse
Pauline Latham
Vice Chair
Conservative - Mid Derbyshire
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Memberships
Biodiversity in the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies , Global Tuberculosis
Biodiversity in the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies , Global Tuberculosis
Sheryll Murray
Vice Chair
Conservative - South East Cornwall
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Memberships
Battlefields and Commonwealth War Graves , Cats , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Fisheries , San Marino
Battlefields and Commonwealth War Graves , Cats , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Fisheries , San Marino
Lisa Cameron
Vice Chair
Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Memberships
John Whittingdale
Vice Chair
Conservative - Maldon
Joined: 19th October 2022Departed: 5th April 2023
5 APPG Memberships
Consumer Protection , Credit Unions , Debt and Personal Finance , Online and Home Electrical Safety , Respiratory Health
Consumer Protection , Credit Unions , Debt and Personal Finance , Online and Home Electrical Safety , Respiratory Health
Alistair Carmichael
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 5th April 2023
9 APPG Memberships
Bahá'í Faith , Broadband and Digital Communication , Death Penalty , Fisheries , Hong Kong , Lower Carbon Construction Vehicles , Marine Energy , Trafficked Britons in Syria , Uyghurs
Bahá'í Faith , Broadband and Digital Communication , Death Penalty , Fisheries , Hong Kong , Lower Carbon Construction Vehicles , Marine Energy , Trafficked Britons in Syria , Uyghurs
David Mundell
Deputy Chair
Conservative - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Joined: 29th December 2021Departed: 5th April 2023
4 APPG Memberships
HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , Malawi , Nutrition for Development
HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , Malawi , Nutrition for Development
Christian Matheson
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for City of Chester
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Memberships
John Whittingdale
Vice Chair
Conservative - Maldon
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 7th September 2022
Heather Wheeler
Vice Chair
Conservative - South Derbyshire
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 17th November 2021
David Amess
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Southend West
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th October 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Morris of Bolton
Co-Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 27th January 2021
1 APPG Membership
International Mediation and Conflict Resolution
International Mediation and Conflict Resolution
Lord Redesdale
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 27th January 2021
1 APPG Membership
Archaeology
Archaeology
Paula Sherriff
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Dewsbury
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Verma
Vice-Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 23rd October 2019
3 APPG Memberships
Digital Inclusion , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , India (Trade and Investment)
Digital Inclusion , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , India (Trade and Investment)
Baroness Stern
Vice-Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 21st November 2018
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Uddin
Vice-Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 21st November 2018
7 APPG Memberships
Central Bank and Digital Currency , Crypto and Digital Assets , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Disability , Oman , Saudi Arabia , Women and Work
Central Bank and Digital Currency , Crypto and Digital Assets , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Disability , Oman , Saudi Arabia , Women and Work
Lord Sheikh
Vice-Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 21st November 2018
No other APPG Memberships
Graham P Jones
Vice-Chair
Labour - Former Member for Hyndburn
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 21st November 2018
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Kilclooney
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Phillip Lee
Chair & Registered Contact
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Bracknell
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details
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Alun Cairns MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7175.
Email: alun.cairns.mp@parliament.uk
Benefits in Kind
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Date
10 Feb 2022
10 Feb 2022
Source
Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Description
Visit to Qatar From : 10/02/2022 To : 15/02/2022 Cost Met : Flights, accommodation, internal transport and food
Visit to Qatar From : 10/02/2022 To : 15/02/2022 Cost Met : Flights, accommodation, internal transport and food
Value
£27,001
£27,001
Date
12 Oct 2021
12 Oct 2021
Source
Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Description
Visit to Qatar From : 12/10/2021 To : 17/10/2021 Cost Met : Flights, accommodation, internal transport and food
Visit to Qatar From : 12/10/2021 To : 17/10/2021 Cost Met : Flights, accommodation, internal transport and food
Value
£85,501
£85,501
Date
7 Oct 2021
7 Oct 2021
Source
Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Description
Visit to Qatar From : 07/10/2021 To : 12/10/2021 Cost Met : Flights, accommodation, internal transport and food
Visit to Qatar From : 07/10/2021 To : 12/10/2021 Cost Met : Flights, accommodation, internal transport and food
Value
£108,001
£108,001
Date
29 Jan 2021
29 Jan 2021
Source
Argo Capital Management Limited
Argo Capital Management Limited
Description
Secretariat From : 29/01/2021 To : 28/01/2022
Secretariat From : 29/01/2021 To : 28/01/2022
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
16 Nov 2016
16 Nov 2016
Source
Council for Arab-British Understanding
Council for Arab-British Understanding
Description
Secretariat From : 16/11/2016 To : 15/11/2017
Secretariat From : 16/11/2016 To : 15/11/2017
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
16 Feb 2016
16 Feb 2016
Source
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar
Description
Visit to Qatar From : 16/02/2016 To : 18/02/2016 Cost Met : Flights, accommodation and food
Visit to Qatar From : 16/02/2016 To : 18/02/2016 Cost Met : Flights, accommodation and food
Value
£51,001
£51,001
Date
1 Jan 2015
1 Jan 2015
Source
Council for Arab-British Understanding
Council for Arab-British Understanding
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£4,501
£4,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Qatar APPG