Ukraine APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 30/05/2024

To promote and strengthen relations between the UK and Ukrainian 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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4 Current APPG Officers

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Bob Seely

Chair & Registered Contact

Conservative - Former Member for Isle of Wight

Joined: 30th November 2022

No other APPG Memberships

Alex Sobel

Co-Chair

Labour (Co-op) - Leeds Central and Headingley

Joined: 30th November 2022

30 APPG Memberships
22q11 Syndrome , Aid Match , Albania , British Jews , Cayman Islands , Channel 4 , Climate and Security , Fusion Energy , Global Deforestation , Heritage and Regeneration , Hospitality and Tourism , Human-Relevant Science , Internet, Communications and Technology , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Kosovo , Lithuania , Modern Conflict , Montenegro , Music , Net Zero , North Macedonia , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Slovenia , Sustainable Resource , Sweden , Tajikistan , United Nations , Video Games and Esports , West Papua , Zoos and Aquariums

John Whittingdale

Vice Chair

Conservative - Maldon

Joined: 19th October 2022

4 APPG Memberships
Czechia , Intellectual Property , Lithuania , Media Freedom

Stewart Malcolm McDonald

Vice Chair

Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow South

Joined: 5th November 2019

1 APPG Membership
Modern Conflict

Contact Details

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Registered Contact:

Bob Seely MP,

Email: No email supplied

Benefits in Kind

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Date
2 Mar 2015

Source
British Ukrainian Society

Description
Accommodation and flights for the then Chairman to attend "Ukraine Tomorrow" conference.

Value
£3,001

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Ukraine APPG

Former APPG Officers

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Sharon Hodgson

Vice Chair

Labour - Washington and Gateshead South

Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024

11 APPG Memberships
Art, Craft and Design in Education , Breast Cancer , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Dance , Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties , First Do No Harm , Food and Drink , Leamside Line , Music Education , School Food , Ticket Abuse

Richard Foord

Vice Chair

Liberal Democrat - Honiton and Sidmouth

Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024

3 APPG Memberships
Kosovo , Modern Conflict , Water

Suzanne Webb

Vice Chair

Conservative - Former Member for Stourbridge

Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024

No other APPG Memberships

Fleur Anderson

Vice Chair

Labour - Putney

Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024

6 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion , Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Virendra Sharma

Vice Chair

Labour - Former Member for Ealing, Southall

Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024

7 APPG Memberships
British Gujaratis , British Hindus , Global Tuberculosis , Indian Traditional Sciences , Jainism , Population, Development and Reproductive Health , Zoroastrian

Stephen Doughty

Vice Chair

Labour (Co-op) - Cardiff South and Penarth

Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024

1 APPG Membership
Armed Forces

Chris Green

Vice Chair

Conservative - Former Member for Bolton West

Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024

4 APPG Memberships
City Regions Transport , Life Sciences , Local Government , Small Modular Reactors

Adam Holloway

Vice Chair

Conservative - Former Member for Gravesham

Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024

5 APPG Memberships
Bahrain , Drug Policy Reform , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan

Roger Gale

Vice Chair

Conservative - Herne Bay and Sandwich

Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024

No other APPG Memberships

Peter Bottomley

Vice Chair

Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West

Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024

32 APPG Memberships
12 Step Recovery , Afrikan Reparations , Ageing and Older People , Austria , Carbon Monoxide , Citizens' Rights , Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Dark Skies , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Dentistry and Oral Health , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Extraordinary Rendition , Frozen British Pensions , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Haiti , Immigration Detention , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Limits to Growth , Public Accountability , Race and Community , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Single Parent Families , Small and Micro Business , Social Integration , Social Science and Policy , South Africa , Transport Safety , United Nations , Western Sahara , Wine and Spirits , Women in Transport , Zimbabwe

Anthony Mangnall

Vice Chair

Conservative - Former Member for Totnes

Joined: 24th September 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024

3 APPG Memberships
Action on Conflict , Nutrition for Development , Women, Peace and Security

Vicky Ford

Vice Chair

Conservative - Former Member for Chelmsford

Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024

4 APPG Memberships
Angling , Global Education , Online Safety on Social Media , Sudan and South Sudan

Anna McMorrin

Vice Chair

Labour - Cardiff North

Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024

3 APPG Memberships
Dog Advisory Welfare , Net Zero , Performing Arts Education and Training

Diana Johnson

Vice Chair

Labour - Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024

5 APPG Memberships
Caribbean , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Wilton Park

Alicia Kearns

Vice Chair

Conservative - Rutland and Stamford

Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024

1 APPG Membership
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Geraint Davies

Vice Chair

Independent - Former Member for Swansea West

Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024

No other APPG Memberships

Catherine McKinnell

Vice Chair

Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North

Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024

3 APPG Memberships
Antisemitism , Armed Forces , Sustainable Aviation

Clive Efford

Vice Chair

Labour - Eltham and Chislehurst

Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024

1 APPG Membership
Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System

Christian Wakeford

Vice Chair

Labour - Bury South

Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024

3 APPG Memberships
Insurance and Financial Services , Israel , Wrestling

Nadia Whittome

Vice Chair

Labour - Nottingham East

Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024

No other APPG Memberships

Matt Western

Vice Chair

Labour - Warwick and Leamington

Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024

6 APPG Memberships
Council Housing , Electric Vehicles , Motor , Pubs , Small and Micro Business , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders

Barbara Keeley

Vice Chair

Labour - Former Member for Worsley and Eccles South

Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024

4 APPG Memberships
Classical Music , Film and Broader Screen , Opera , Theatre

Nia Griffith

Vice Chair

Labour - Llanelli

Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024

4 APPG Memberships
Celtic Sea , Modern Languages , Poland , Union

Olivia Blake

Vice Chair

Labour - Sheffield Hallam

Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024

5 APPG Memberships
Customer Service , Eating Disorders , Environment , Migration , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Jack Lopresti

Vice Chair

Conservative - Former Member for Filton and Bradley Stoke

Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024

3 APPG Memberships
Children, Teenagers, and Young Adults with Cancer , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Sovereign Defence Manufacturing Capability

Deidre Brock

Vice Chair

Scottish National Party - Former Member for Edinburgh North and Leith

Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024

2 APPG Memberships
BBC , Norfolk Island

Samantha Dixon

Vice Chair

Labour - Chester North and Neston

Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Bilimoria

Vice Chair

Crossbench - Life peer

Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024

6 APPG Memberships
Entrepreneurship , India (Trade and Investment) , International Students , Manufacturing , Sleep Apnoea , Zoroastrian

Lord Robathan

Vice Chair

Conservative - Life peer

Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Bowness

Vice Chair

Crossbench - Life peer

Joined: 5th November 2019
Departed: 6th March 2024

4 APPG Memberships
Albania , Kosovo , Montenegro , North Macedonia

Jonathan Djanogly

Vice Chair

Conservative - Former Member for Huntingdon

Joined: 21st July 2016
Departed: 6th March 2024

2 APPG Memberships
Arts and Heritage , Georgia

Lord Shinkwin

Vice Chair

Conservative - Life peer

Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024

1 APPG Membership
Assistive Technology

Christina Rees

Vice Chair

Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Neath

Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024

3 APPG Memberships
Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion and Hairdressing , Haiti , Restorative Justice

Liz Saville Roberts

Vice Chair

Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd

Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024

2 APPG Memberships
Heritage Rail , Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales

Mark Logan

Vice Chair

Conservative - Former Member for Bolton North East

Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024

6 APPG Memberships
International Students , Motorcycling , Northern Ireland , Respiratory Health , Responsible Vaping , Sleep

Earl of Oxford and Asquith

Vice Chair

Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary

Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 6th March 2024

No other APPG Memberships

Pauline Latham

Vice Chair

Conservative - Former Member for Mid Derbyshire

Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024

3 APPG Memberships
Biodiversity in the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies , Global Tuberculosis , Vascular and Venous Disease

Lord Risby

Vice Chair

Conservative - Life peer

Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024

1 APPG Membership
Algeria

Jason McCartney

Secretary

Conservative - Former Member for Colne Valley

Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024

9 APPG Memberships
Channel 4 , Dementia , Fairtrade , ITV , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Parkinson's , Sixth Form Education , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention