To promote better relations between the UK and Romania and between their parliaments.
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
4 Current APPG Officers
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1 APPG Officer Position
Community Development Finance Institutions
4 APPG Memberships
Financial Education for Young People , Football Supporters , Global Education , Modern Conflict
Community Development Finance Institutions
4 APPG Memberships
Financial Education for Young People , Football Supporters , Global Education , Modern Conflict
2 APPG Officer Positions
Beauty and Wellbeing , UK Spirits
8 APPG Memberships
Autism , Beer , Customer Service , Cyprus , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System , Women in Parliament , Women's Health
Beauty and Wellbeing , UK Spirits
8 APPG Memberships
Autism , Beer , Customer Service , Cyprus , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System , Women in Parliament , Women's Health
5 APPG Officer Positions
Aviation , Children in Wales , Fair Banking , Genocide Prevention , Maritime and Ports
9 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Beer , Blockchain Technologies , British Council and Soft Power , Fair Elections , Falkland Islands , Global Education , Greece , Western Gateway
Aviation , Children in Wales , Fair Banking , Genocide Prevention , Maritime and Ports
9 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Beer , Blockchain Technologies , British Council and Soft Power , Fair Elections , Falkland Islands , Global Education , Greece , Western Gateway
2 APPG Officer Positions
Falkland Islands , Germany
3 APPG Memberships
Modern Conflict , Ocean , University
Falkland Islands , Germany
3 APPG Memberships
Modern Conflict , Ocean , University
Contact Details
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Gareth Thomas MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 4243.
Email: gareth.thomas.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
David Webster, UK/Romania Business. Tel: 07776 188676
Email: appg.romania@gmail.com
Secretariat:
UK/Romania Business acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.uk-romania.business/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
21 Jan 2026
21 Jan 2026
Source
UK/Romania Business
UK/Romania Business
Description
Secretariat From: 21/01/2026 To: 20/01/2025
Secretariat From: 21/01/2026 To: 20/01/2025
Value
£1,501
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Romania APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Bob Blackman
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Harrow East
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 30th May 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
British Hindus , Fire Safety and Rescue , Homelessness , Israel , Smoking and Health
British Hindus , Fire Safety and Rescue , Homelessness , Israel , Smoking and Health
No other APPG Memberships
Brendan Clarke-Smith
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bassetlaw
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Carol Monaghan
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow North West
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Bowness
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Dan Carden
Vice Chair
Labour - Liverpool Walton
Joined: 22nd February 2023Departed: 24th January 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Arts and Heritage , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Greenland , Racing and Bloodstock
Arts and Heritage , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Greenland , Racing and Bloodstock
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Drew Hendry
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Davies of Stamford
Co-Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 28th June 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Viscount Waverley
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Robert Halfon
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Harlow
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Pritchard
Vice Chair
Conservative - The Wrekin
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 9th February 2022
Greg Hands
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Chelsea and Fulham
Joined: 18th July 2018Departed: 27th January 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Stephen Pound
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Ealing North
Joined: 18th July 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Michael Tomlinson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 19th June 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships