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The '''All-Party Parliamentary British-Qatar Group''' (APPGBQG) was established to help 'foster good relations between the UK and Qatar.'<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/150929/qatar.htm 'British-Qatar group page'],''parliament.uk'', accessed 9 November 2015</ref>  
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The '''All-Party Parliamentary British-Qatar Group''' (APPGBQG) was established to help 'foster good relations between the UK and Qatar.'<ref name='Qatar'>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/150929/qatar.htm 'British-Qatar APPG'],''parliament.uk'', accessed 9 November 2015</ref>  
  
==Activities==  
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==People==
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===Officers, Feb and April 2016===
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*Chair: Dr [[Philip Lee]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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*Co-chair: Baroness [[Patricia Morris]] of Bolton - [[Conservative Party]]
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*Vice-chair: [[Mark Tami]] - [[Labour]]
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*Vice-chair: Lord [[Rupert Mitford]] - [[Liberal Democrats]]
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*Vice-chair: Baron [[John Taylor]] Kilclooney - Crossbench
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*Vice-chair: Baroness [[Pola Uddin]] - Non-affiliated <ref name="Mar">[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/160316/qatar.htm British-Qatar APPG], ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 22 April 2016</ref><ref name="Feb">[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/160203/climate-change.htm Climate Change APPG Feb16 Register], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 28 April 2016</ref><ref name="April">[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/160428/qatar.htm British-Qatar APPG, Register 28 April 2016], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 10 May 2016</ref>
  
==People==
 
 
===Officers, September 2015===
 
===Officers, September 2015===
*Chair: Dr [[David Lee]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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*Chair: Dr [[Philip Lee]] - [[Conservative Party]]
 
*Co-chair: Baroness [[Susan Miller]] - [[Conservative Party]]
 
*Co-chair: Baroness [[Susan Miller]] - [[Conservative Party]]
*Vive-chair: [[Mark Tami]] - [[Labour]]
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*Vice-chair: [[Mark Tami]] - [[Labour]]
 
*Vice-chair: Lord [[Rupert Mitford]] - [[Liberal Democrats]]
 
*Vice-chair: Lord [[Rupert Mitford]] - [[Liberal Democrats]]
 
*VIce-chair: Lord [[David Taylor]] - Crossbench  
 
*VIce-chair: Lord [[David Taylor]] - Crossbench  
*Vice-chair: Baroness [[Pola Uddin]] - Non-affiliated <ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/150929/qatar.htm 'British-Qatar group 29 September 2015'], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 9 October 2015</ref>  
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*Vice-chair: Baroness [[Pola Uddin]] - Non-affiliated <ref name='Qatar'/>
  
 
==Secretariat==
 
==Secretariat==
The groups secretariat is the [[Council for Arab-British understanding]], helping to finance the groups activity and providing day to day administrative capacities. <ref name='APPG'>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/150929/qatar.htm British-Qatar Group 29 September 2015'], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 9 November 2015</ref>
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The group's secretariat is the [[Council for Arab-British understanding]], helping to finance the group's activity and providing day-to-day administration. <ref name='Qatar'/>
  
 
==='''Benefits in kind'''===
 
==='''Benefits in kind'''===
  
In July 2015, the group had received (in bands of £1,500) £4,501-£6000 of benefits from the Council for Arab-British Understanding.
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In July 2015, the group had received (in bands of £1,500) £4,501-£6000 of benefits from the [[Council for Arab-British Understanding]].
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In March 2016, the group received (in bands of £1,500) £51,001-£52,500 from the [[Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] to meet the cost of flights, accommodation and travel for a group visit to Qatar from 16-18 February 2016. <ref name="Mar"/><ref name="Feb"/><ref name="April"/>
  
 
==Contact==
 
==Contact==
The Public Enquiry Point for the group is [[Joseph Willits]], a representative of the Council  
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The public enquiry point for the group is [[Joseph Willits]], a representative of the '''Council for Arab-British Understanding.'''
  
Mailing Address: 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE
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'''Address:''' 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE
  
Telephone: 0207 832 1325.
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'''Telephone:''' 0207 832 1325.
  
Email: willitsj@caabu.org
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'''Email:''' willitsj@caabu.org
  
 
==Website==
 
==Website==

Latest revision as of 08:59, 10 May 2016

The All-Party Parliamentary British-Qatar Group (APPGBQG) was established to help 'foster good relations between the UK and Qatar.'[1]

People

Officers, Feb and April 2016

Officers, September 2015

Secretariat

The group's secretariat is the Council for Arab-British understanding, helping to finance the group's activity and providing day-to-day administration. [1]

Benefits in kind

In July 2015, the group had received (in bands of £1,500) £4,501-£6000 of benefits from the Council for Arab-British Understanding.

In March 2016, the group received (in bands of £1,500) £51,001-£52,500 from the Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs to meet the cost of flights, accommodation and travel for a group visit to Qatar from 16-18 February 2016. [2][3][4]

Contact

The public enquiry point for the group is Joseph Willits, a representative of the Council for Arab-British Understanding.

Address: 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE

Telephone: 0207 832 1325.

Email: willitsj@caabu.org

Website

Information about the secretariat and some of the group itself can be found at http://www.caabu.org/.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 'British-Qatar APPG',parliament.uk, accessed 9 November 2015
  2. 2.0 2.1 British-Qatar APPG, www.parliament.uk, accessed 22 April 2016
  3. 3.0 3.1 Climate Change APPG Feb16 Register, parliament.uk, accessed 28 April 2016
  4. 4.0 4.1 British-Qatar APPG, Register 28 April 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 10 May 2016