To further Anglo-Sri Lankan relations.
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4 Current APPG Officers
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Matthew Offord
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Hendon
Joined: 2nd January 2019
Airport Communities , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Metal, Stone and Heritage Crime , Women in Transport
Contact Details
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Dr Matthew Offord MP,
Email: No email supplied
Public Enquiry Point:
Mr Amal Abeyawardene. Tel: 07725 587 509
Email: amal.abey@btopenworld.com
No benefits in kind are on record for the Sri Lanka APPG
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Sri Lanka APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Baroness Uddin
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Bob Blackman
Vice Chair
Conservative - Harrow East
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Azerbaijan , British Gujaratis , British Hindus , Cricket , Equitable Life Policyholders , Fire Safety and Rescue , Holocaust Memorial , Homelessness , Households in Temporary Accommodation , India (Trade and Investment) , Indian Traditional Sciences , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Jainism , Land Value Capture , Romania , Smoking and Health , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics , Zoroastrian
Lord Rogan
Vice Chair
Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 6th March 2024
Virendra Sharma
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Ealing, Southall
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
British Gujaratis , British Hindus , Global Tuberculosis , Indian Traditional Sciences , Jainism , Population, Development and Reproductive Health , Zoroastrian
Saqib Bhatti
Officer
Conservative - Meriden and Solihull East
Joined: 15th June 2022Departed: 5th April 2023
Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Professionals
Gagan Mohindra
Officer
Conservative - South West Hertfordshire
Joined: 15th June 2022Departed: 5th April 2023
Elliot Colburn
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Carshalton and Wallington
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 5th April 2023
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Cancer , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , Pharmacy , Restorative Justice , Tamils
Lord Sheikh
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 7th September 2022
Indian Traditional Sciences
Stephen Hammond
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Wimbledon
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 4th May 2022
Heather Wheeler
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South Derbyshire
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 4th May 2022
Mark Logan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bolton North East
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 4th May 2022
International Students , Motorcycling , Northern Ireland , Respiratory Health , Responsible Vaping , Sleep
Metal, Stone and Heritage Crime
Viscount Waverley
Vice-Chairman
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
Christian Matheson
Vice-Chairman
Independent - Former Member for City of Chester
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 21st April 2021
Ranil Jayawardena
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for North East Hampshire
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 1st July 2020
Andrew Rosindell
Vice-Chairman
Conservative - Romford
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
Australia, New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , British Heritage , Canada , Children's Media and the Arts , Commonwealth , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Fairgrounds and Circuses , Greyhound , Iraq , Isle of Man (Manx) , Norfolk Island , San Marino , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Ian Paisley
Vice-Chairman
Democratic Unionist Party - Former Member for North Antrim
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 21st November 2018
Aviation , Motorcycling , Northern Ireland , Retail Crime, Safe and Sustainable High Streets
Ann Clwyd
Vice-Chairman
Labour - Former Member for Cynon Valley
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017