Somaliland APPG

First Registered: 24/11/2016 • Last updated on: 30/05/2024

Note: This APPG was last registered on 30th May 2024. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 20th November 2024 and may be defunct.

To promote understanding of and support for Somaliland's achievements in building peace, democratic governance and a sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, its important role in combatting terrorism and piracy in the region and beyond, and the need for continued UK assistance for Somaliland's development.

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 Members - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits

Reticulating Splines
Former APPG Members
Clive Betts Portrait
Clive Betts
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Sheffield South East
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 30th May 2024
Kim Johnson Portrait
Kim Johnson
Secretary
Labour - Liverpool Riverside
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
Gavin Williamson Portrait
Gavin Williamson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
1 APPG Membership
Democratic Republic of Congo
Paul Blomfield Portrait
Paul Blomfield
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Sheffield Central
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Kerry McCarthy Portrait
Kerry McCarthy
Vice Chair
Labour - Bristol East
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Spellar Portrait
Lord Spellar
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 24th January 2024
Gareth Thomas Portrait
Gareth Thomas
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Alison Thewliss Portrait
Alison Thewliss
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow Central
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Liz Saville Roberts Portrait
Liz Saville Roberts
Vice Chair
Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 24th January 2024
Stephen Doughty Portrait
Stephen Doughty
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Cardiff South and Penarth
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Richard Holden Portrait
Richard Holden
Vice Chair
Conservative - Basildon and Billericay
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 22nd February 2023
3 APPG Memberships
Freight and Logistics , Media , Poland
Baroness Hodgson of Abinger Portrait
Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 4th May 2022
Matthew Offord Portrait
Matthew Offord
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Hendon
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Ruth Jones Portrait
Ruth Jones
Vice Chair
Labour - Newport West and Islwyn
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 4th May 2022
Thangam Debbonaire Portrait
Thangam Debbonaire
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Bristol West
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 23rd October 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Mr Clive Betts MP,

Email: No email supplied

Public Enquiry Point:

Cate Murphy, Office of Kim Johnson MP, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA

Email: cate.murphy@parliament.uk

No benefits in kind are on record for the Somaliland APPG

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Somaliland APPG