Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups [as at 27 January 2021] International Freedom of Religion or Belief

Title

All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief

Purpose

To raise awareness and profile of international Freedom of Religion or Belief (Article 18, UDHR) as a human right among UK parliamentarians, the media, government and the general public. The group also seeks to increase the effectiveness of the UK's contribution to international institutions charged with enforcing this human right.

Category

Subject Group

 

Officers

Role

Name

Party

Chair & Registered Contact

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party

Co-Chair

Baroness Cox

Crossbench

Co-Chair

Preet Kaur Gill

Labour (Co-op)

Vice Chair

Lord Alton of Liverpool

Crossbench

Vice Chair

Fiona Bruce

Conservative

Vice Chair

Lord Singh of Wimbledon

Crossbench

Vice Chair

Lord Suri

Conservative

Vice Chair

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Conservative

Vice Chair

Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

Democratic Unionist Party

Treasurer

Dr Lisa Cameron

Scottish National Party

Secretary

Sir George Howarth

Labour

Secretary

Brendan O'Hara

Scottish National Party

Secretary

Christian Matheson

Labour

Vice Chair

Tommy Sheppard

Scottish National Party

Vice Chair

Alexander Stafford

Conservative

 

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Jim Shannon MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7160.

Email: jim.shannon.mp@parliament.uk

 

Public Enquiry Point:

Amro Hussain, APPG for International Freedom of Religion or Belief, Room 80, Upper Committee Corridor South, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 2446

Email: amro.hussain@parliament.uk

 

Group's Website:

https://appgfreedomofreligionorbelief.org/

 

 

Annual General Meeting

Date of most recent AGM in this Parliament

05/02/2020

Did the group publish an income and expenditure statement relating to the AGM above?

No

Reporting year

05 Feb to 04 Feb

Next reporting deadline

05/06/2021

 

Registrable benefits received by the group

Financial Benefits

Source

Value £s

Received

Registered

The Buddhist Society

1,600

01/09/2020

01/09/2020

Al-Khoei Foundation

1,600

01/09/2020

01/09/2020

Open Doors UK and Ireland

1,600

01/09/2020

01/09/2020

Aid to the Church in Need

1,600

01/09/2020

01/09/2020

Release International

1,600

01/09/2020

01/09/2020

Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK

1,600

01/09/2020

01/09/2020

Middle East Concern

1,600

01/09/2020

01/09/2020

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

2,400

30/07/2020

01/09/2020

Brigham Young University London

2,400

26/08/2020

10/09/2020

Mankind is My Business (via Religious Freedom Institute)

4,924

29/09/2020

06/10/2020

Mankind is My Business (via Religious Freedom Institute)

73,586

21/10/2020

18/11/2020

National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United Kingdom

2,400

06/10/2020

18/11/2020

Mosaic Middle East

1,600

01/11/2020

18/11/2020

Humanists UK

2,400

14/10/2020

18/11/2020

Coptic Orthodox Church Centre

2,400

13/11/2020

26/01/2021

 

Benefits In Kind

Source

Description

Value £s

In bands of £1,500

Received

Registered

National Public Affairs Council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Administrative assistance for APPG members

 

From : 05/02/2020

To : 31/03/2020

 

1,501-3,000

05/02/2020

01/07/2020

National Public Affairs Council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Administrative assistance for APPG members

 

From : 01/07/2020

To : 04/02/2021

 

4,501-6,000

01/07/2020

01/07/2020