Register Of All-Party Groups [as at 30 March 2015] Indian Traditional Sciences

TITLE

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Indian Traditional Sciences

 

PURPOSE

To promote and facilitate informed discussions on issues concerning all Indian traditional sciences practised in the UK (Ayurveda, Ghandharv, Jyotish, Siddha, Unani, Vastu, Yoga etc) within Parliament by providing a forum for cross-party parliamentarians, senior policy makers, academics, leading community figures and other stakeholders.

 

OFFICERS

 

Title

Name

Party

Chair

Vice-Chairs

 

 

Treasurer

Secretary

Lord Patel of Blackburn

Bob Blackman

Mike Gapes

Lord Hussain

Baroness Uddin

Virendra Sharma

Lab

Con

Lab/Co-op

LD

-

Lab

 

TWENTY QUALIFYING MEMBERS

 

Government Party

Main Opposition Party

Other

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Lord Sheikh - Con

Lord Suri - COn

Bob Blackman – Con

Mike Freer – Con

Dr Matthew Offord – Con

Lee Scott – Con

Lord Hussain - LD

Baroness Hussein-Ece – LD

Tessa Munt – LD
Michael Thornton – LD

Lord Patel of Bradford

Lord Desai

Lord Parekh

Lord Taylor of Blackburn

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

Lord Stone of Blackheath

Virendra Sharma

John McDonnell

Lord Rana

Mike Hancock

CB

Ind

 

CONTACT DETAILS FOR CORRESPONDENCE AND GENERAL ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE GROUP

Mr Virendra Sharma MP, House of Commons, London SW1A OAA. Tel: 020 7219 6080

BENEFITS RECEIVED BY GROUP FROM SOURCES OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Amarjeet-Singh Bhamra acts as the group’s secretariat in a personal and unpaid capacity. Address: PO Box 1, Windsor SL4 4UZ.

DATE OF GROUP’S LAST REGISTERED ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

5 November 2014

CATEGORY OF GROUP

All-Party Parliamentary Subject Group.

 

 

 

 

Prepared 1st April 2015