All-Party Parliamentary Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief
The aim of the All -Party Parliamentary Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief was created by Parliament 'To raise awareness and profile of international freedom of belief as a human right amongst parliamentarians, media, government and the UK general public; and to increase effectiveness and awareness of the UK's contribution to international institutions charged with enforcing this human right.'[1]
Contents
People
Operations
- Katherine Thane - Operations director
- Gurindher SIngh Jean - Events manager and researcher
- Stephen Rand - Website Editor [2]
Officers, September 2015
- Chair and registered contact - Jim Shannon - Democratic Unionist Party
- Co-chair: Baroness Elizabeth Berridge - Conservative Party
- Secretary: George Howarth - Labour
- Secretary: Dr Eilidh Whiteford - Scottish National Party
- Treasurer: Jeremy Lefroy - Conservative Party
- Vice-chair: Lord David Alton of Liverpool -CB
- Vice-chair: Baroness Caroline Cox - CB
- Vice-chair: Lord Indarjit Singh of Wimbledon - CB [1]
Full parliamentary members
- Lords: David Alton | Lord Eric Lubbock | Baroness Elizabeth Burridge | Lord Paul Boateng | Baroness Sal Bringon Bishop of Canterbury | Lord Ian McColl | Lord Bhiku Parekh | Bishop of Peterborough | Bishop of St Albans | Lord Indarjit Singh of Wimbledon | Bishop of Worcester
- MPs: David Amess | Steve Baker | Ian Blackford | Peter Bottomley | Fiona Bruce | Richard Burden | David Burrowes | Geoffrey Cox | Jon Crudas | Stephen Douty | [[Nigel Evans]} | Robert Fllelop | Mike Gape | Richard Graham | Sharon Hodgson | George Howarth | Gerald Howarth | Dr Rupa Huq | | Huw Irrance-Davies | Kerry McCarthy | Sarah Newton | Mar Pritchard | Andrew Rossindell | Daivd Rutley | Gavin Shuker | Andrew Stephenson | Gary Streeter | [West Streeting]] | Stephen Teemz | Valerie Vaz [3]
Funding
The APPGFRB is funded by the following registered organisations:
- Amin Mawji - £2,400 paid 06/15
- Aid to Church in Need - £1,600 paid 09/15
- Ahmadiyya Muslim Association - £1,600 paid in 09/15
- British Humanist - 1,800 paid in 09/15
- Christian Solidarity Worldwide - £1,800 in 09/15
- Open Doors - £1,600 09/15
- Release International: £1,600 09/15
- Buddhist Society: £2000 09/15
- Church of Jesus Christ and the latter day Saints £1800 09/15
- CCJO Rene Cassin £1,600 09/15 [1]
Benefits in kind
As of July 2015, the APPFB had received (in bands of £1500) £,3001-£4,500 in benefits from St Mary' University, Twickenham, as well as £3,001-£4500 from the Church of England.
Contact
The Public point of enquiry for the group is Baroness Berridge, who can be contact via:
Telephone: 0207 219 7293
Email: chairman@freedomdeclared.org
Mailing Address: House of Lords, London SW1A 0P
Website
Information on the group can be found at the website of their secretariat Freedom Declared: https://freedomdeclared.org/
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 'Religion and Belief' 29 September 2015. parliament.uk, accessed 9 October 2015
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedFreedom - ↑ https://freedomdeclared.org/about/appg/ 'Freedom Declared: Who we are'], freedomdeclared.org, accessed 6 November 2015
