To foster mutually beneficial relationships between the UK and the Republic of South Africa, in particular between the two parliaments, civil society, business and commerce, and arts and culture.
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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Rachel Taylor
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - North Warwickshire and Bedworth
Joined: 2nd January 2025
3 APPG Officer Positions
Endometriosis , Freight and Logistics , Sport and Physical Activity
7 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Commonwealth , Events , Multiple Sclerosis , Parks and Green Spaces , Tennis , Tidy Britain
Endometriosis , Freight and Logistics , Sport and Physical Activity
7 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Commonwealth , Events , Multiple Sclerosis , Parks and Green Spaces , Tennis , Tidy Britain
1 APPG Officer Position
Formula 1 and Motorsport
3 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Commonwealth , United Nations Global Goals
Formula 1 and Motorsport
3 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Commonwealth , United Nations Global Goals
4 APPG Officer Positions
Deep Geothermal , Humanist , Rural Services , Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System
7 APPG Memberships
Autism , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Blockchain Technologies , Music , Parks and Green Spaces , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety
Deep Geothermal , Humanist , Rural Services , Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System
7 APPG Memberships
Autism , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Blockchain Technologies , Music , Parks and Green Spaces , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Rachel Taylor MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: rachel.taylor.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Tricia Sibbons, Action for Southern Africa. Tel: 07487 511 137
Email: tricia.sibbons@actsa.org
Secretariat:
Action for Southern Africa acts as the group's secretariat. https://actsa.org
Benefits in Kind
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Date
29 Oct 2024
29 Oct 2024
Source
Action for Southern Africa
Action for Southern Africa
Description
Secretariat From : 29/10/2024 To : 28/10/2025
Secretariat From : 29/10/2024 To : 28/10/2025
Value
£1,501
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the South Africa APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Peter Bottomley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Andrew Selous
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for South West Bedfordshire
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Purvis of Tweed
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Northover
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 6th March 2024
Chris Loder
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for West Dorset
Joined: 9th August 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Kim Johnson
Vice Chair
Labour - Liverpool Riverside
Joined: 9th August 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Child of the North , Cuba , Miscarriages of Justice , Race and Community , Somaliland
Child of the North , Cuba , Miscarriages of Justice , Race and Community , Somaliland
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Brown of Silvertown
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 9th August 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Chris Bryant
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Rhondda and Ogmore
Joined: 11th January 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Earl of Sandwich
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 28th June 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
David Mundell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 28th June 2023
6 APPG Officer Positions
HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health , Latin America , Nuclear Energy , Nutrition for Development , United Nations Global Goals , War Crimes
HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health , Latin America , Nuclear Energy , Nutrition for Development , United Nations Global Goals , War Crimes
No other APPG Memberships
Ruth Cadbury
Vice Chair
Labour - Brentford and Isleworth
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 28th June 2023
Chris Bryant
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Rhondda and Ogmore
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 30th November 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Chris Stephens
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow South West
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Steel of Aikwood
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Hughes of Woodside
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Kilclooney
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 21st July 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Anderson of Swansea
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 21st July 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
4 APPG Officer Positions
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Australia, United Kingdom and United States of America (AUKUS) , Japan , Thailand
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Australia, United Kingdom and United States of America (AUKUS) , Japan , Thailand
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Pritchard
Vice Chair
Conservative - The Wrekin
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
Ian Lavery
Vice Chair
Labour - Blyth and Ashington
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
2 APPG Officer Positions
Football Supporters , Occupational Safety and Health
Football Supporters , Occupational Safety and Health
No other APPG Memberships
Chi Onwurah
Vice Chair
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
Lord Chidgey
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Roger Godsiff
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Birmingham, Hall Green
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Scott of Foscote
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life Peer (judicial)
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 15th February 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships