| TITLE
| All-Party Parliamentary Group on Microcredit/Microfinance
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| PURPOSE
| To raise awareness of microfinance/microcredit and the role it can play in reducing poverty, especially in the developing world and to provide a forum for discussion on new developments in the field of microfinance.
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| OFFICERS
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| Title
| Name
| Party |
Chair
Vice-Chair
Treasurer
Secretary
| Annette Brooke
Tom Levitt
Robert Syms
John Barrett
| LD
Lab
Con
LD
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| TWENTY QUALIFYING MEMBERS
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| Government Party
| Main Opposition Party
| Other
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
| David Drew
James Plaskitt
Tom Levitt
Paddy Tipping
Andrew Love
Huw Irranca-Davies
Baroness Whitaker
Anne Begg
Helen Goodman
Fabian Hamilton
| Caroline Spelman
Julie Kirkbride
William Cash
Tony Baldry
Robert Walter
Stephen O'Brien
| Tom Brake
Annette Brooke
John Barrett
Lady Hermon
| LD
LD
LD
UUP
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| CONTACT DETAILS FOR CORRESPONDENCE AND GENERAL ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE GROUP
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| Ms Annette Brooke MP, House of Commons, London SW1A OAA. Tel: 020 7219 8193
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| BENEFITS RECEIVED BY GROUP FROM SOURCES OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT
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| RESULTS UK acts as secretariat (arranging meetings and events, booking speakers, taking minutes, preparing briefing material). £1000 personal donation from Roger Witcomb and £4000 personal donation from Brian and Kate Peace (registered November 2006). £1000 from Clifford Chance (registered February 2007).
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| PAID EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT OF STAFF WHO HOLD A PARLIAMENTARY PASS
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| None. |
| DATE OF GROUP'S LAST REGISTERED ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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| 12 July 2006 |
| CATEGORY OF GROUP
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| On Approved List; All-Party Parliamentary Subject Group.
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