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The purpose of the All-Party Parliamentary China Group is: | The purpose of the All-Party Parliamentary China Group is: | ||
| − | : | + | :''To ensure parliamentarians are kept well informed on China, and to act as a platform for discussions on all issues of importance to the UK-China relationship. |
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==People== | ==People== | ||
| − | ===Officers | + | ===Officers (updated from June 2016 annnual general meeting of the APPCG)=== |
| − | * | + | '''Chair''' |
| − | * | + | *[[Richard Graham]] - [[Conservative Party]] |
| − | * | + | '''Treasurer''' |
| − | * | + | *[[John Spellar]] - [[Labour]] |
| − | * | + | '''Secretary''' |
| − | * | + | *[[Lord Cotter]] |
| − | * | + | '''Hong Kong sub committee chair''' |
| − | * | + | *[[Lord Wei]] |
| − | * | + | '''Deputy Chairs''' |
| − | * | + | *Lord [[Timothy Clement-Jones]] - [[Liberal Democrats]] |
| − | * | + | *[[Geoffrey Clifton-Brown]] - [[Conservative Party]] |
| − | * | + | *[[David Hanson]] - [[Labour]] |
| − | * | + | *[[Alex Salmond]] - [[Scottish National Party]] |
| − | * | + | *Lord [[David Steel]] - [[Liberal Democrats]] |
| − | * | + | '''Vice chairs''' |
| − | * | + | *[[Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh]] - [[Scottish National Party]] |
| − | * | + | *[[David Simpson]] - [[Democratic Unionist Party]] |
| − | * | + | *[[Craig Williams]] - [[Conservative Party]] |
| − | * | + | *[[Nigel Evans]] - [[Conservative Party]] |
| − | * | + | *[[Roger Godsiff]] - [[Labour]] |
| − | * | + | *[[Stephen Hammond]] - [[Conservative Party]] |
| − | * | + | *[[Mark Hendrick]] - [[Labour Co-op]] |
| − | * | + | *[[Robert Jenrick]] - [[Conservative Party]] |
| + | *[[Jeremy Lefroy]] - [[Conservative Party]] | ||
| + | *[[Chris Leslie]] - [[Labour Co-op]] | ||
| + | *[[Angus MacNeil]] - [[Scottish National Party]] | ||
| + | *[[Alan Mak]] - [[Conservative Party]] | ||
| + | *[[Jason McCartney]] - [[Conservative Party]] | ||
| + | *[[Madeleine Moon]] - [[Labour]] | ||
| + | *[[Will Quince]] - [[Conservative Party]] | ||
| + | *[[Geoffrey Robinson]] - [[Labour]] | ||
| + | *[[Julian Sturdy]] - [[Conservative Party]] | ||
| + | *[[Michelle Thomson]] - [[Independent]] | ||
| + | *[[Yvonne Fovargue]] - [[Labour]] | ||
| + | *[[Catherine West]] - [[Labour]] | ||
| + | <ref> [http://appcg.org.uk/officers/ APPCG | Officers], ''APPCG.org.uk'', accessed 11 November 2016.</ref> | ||
| + | <ref name="April">[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/160428/china.htm China APPG, Register 28 April 2016], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 11 November 2016 </ref> | ||
===Former Officers=== | ===Former Officers=== | ||
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*[[Emma Reynolds]] - Treasurer | *[[Emma Reynolds]] - Treasurer | ||
*[[Lord Cotter]] - Secretary | *[[Lord Cotter]] - Secretary | ||
| + | *Lord [[Nat Wei]] - Vice-Chair | ||
| + | *Lord [[Brian Cotter]] - Vice-Chair | ||
| + | *[[Iain Stewart]] - Vice-Chair | ||
| + | *[[Robin Walker]] - Vice-Chair | ||
| + | *[[Heather Wheeler]] - Vice-Chair | ||
| + | *[[Mark Garnier]] - Vice-Chair | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Members=== | ||
| + | The APPCG is one of the largest All Party Parliamentary Groups by membership. Full list of members can be found here: [[File:APPCG members list.docx]] (accessed from APPCG website in November 2016). <ref> [http://appcg.org.uk/members/ APPCG | Members], ''APPCG.org.uk'', accessed 11 November 2016. </ref> | ||
==Funding== | ==Funding== | ||
| − | |||
===Benefits received=== | ===Benefits received=== | ||
:From 19-26 February 2011 some members of the group visited Hong Kong. All costs were met by the [[Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office]] (registered March 2011). | :From 19-26 February 2011 some members of the group visited Hong Kong. All costs were met by the [[Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office]] (registered March 2011). | ||
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:£10,000 from GKN plc, and £5000 from [[City of London]] (registered April 2011). £5000 from London Export Corporation Ltd and £10,000 from John Swire & Sons (registered May 2011). £10,000 from [[GlaxoSmithKline]] (registered July 2011). £10,000 from Astra Zeneca (registered July 2011). | :£10,000 from GKN plc, and £5000 from [[City of London]] (registered April 2011). £5000 from London Export Corporation Ltd and £10,000 from John Swire & Sons (registered May 2011). £10,000 from [[GlaxoSmithKline]] (registered July 2011). £10,000 from Astra Zeneca (registered July 2011). | ||
| − | :The group’s chairman visited China from 29 July to 26 August 2011, assisted by the following: London South Bank University covered the cost of return flights from London to Beijing; [[Huawei]] covered the cost of two football tickets and hospitality for the Italian Super Cup final at the Beijing Birds Nest Stadium on 6 August 2011; [[Confucius Institutes Headquarters]] (Hanban) covered costs for accommodation, Chinese language training including a Chinese language course, and general expenses from 29 July to 26 August 2011. £5000 from [[Arup]]. £5000 from University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (Registered September 2011). £10,000 from [[HSBC]] (registered October 2011). £5000 from University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (Registered November 2011). Free upgrades on flights were provided (at a cost of approximately £13,040) by [[Virgin Atlantic]] when members of the group visited China from 16-23 December 2011 (registered January 2012). <ref> | + | :The group’s chairman visited China from 29 July to 26 August 2011, assisted by the following: London South Bank University covered the cost of return flights from London to Beijing; [[Huawei]] covered the cost of two football tickets and hospitality for the Italian Super Cup final at the Beijing Birds Nest Stadium on 6 August 2011; [[Confucius Institutes Headquarters]] (Hanban) covered costs for accommodation, Chinese language training including a Chinese language course, and general expenses from 29 July to 26 August 2011. £5000 from [[Arup]]. £5000 from University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (Registered September 2011). £10,000 from [[HSBC]] (registered October 2011). £5000 from University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (Registered November 2011). Free upgrades on flights were provided (at a cost of approximately £13,040) by [[Virgin Atlantic]] when members of the group visited China from 16-23 December 2011 (registered January 2012). <ref> [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/160428/china.htm Register of all-Party parliamentary groups (as at 28 April 2016)], ''Parliament.uk'', accessed 11 November 2016. </ref> <ref name="April"/> |
===Financial benefits=== | ===Financial benefits=== | ||
| − | + | These organisations paid the APPG: | |
| − | *[[City of London]] - £5,000 | + | *[[City of London]] - £5,000 (27/03/2015), £5,000 (08/04/2016) |
| − | *[[Visit Britain]] - £4,500 | + | *[[Visit Britain]] - £4,500 (20/03/2015) |
| − | *[[Arup]] - £5,000 | + | *[[Arup]] - £5,000 (11/06/2015) |
| − | *[[John Swire and Sons]] - £10,000 | + | *[[John Swire and Sons]] - £10,000 (02/06/2015) |
| − | *[[China Britain Business Council]] - £4,500 <ref name=" | + | *[[China Britain Business Council]] - £4,500 (08/07/2015), £4,500 (25/02/2016) <ref name="March"/> |
===Benefits in kind=== | ===Benefits in kind=== | ||
| − | * | + | *The [[Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office]] registered in June 2015 that it had paid (in bands of £1,500) £10,501-£12,000 for a visit to Hong Kong for the group on March 22 2015. |
*The [[Institute of Director's City Branch]] paid (in bands of £1,500) £4,501-£6,000 for the group's annual dinner. (July 2015) | *The [[Institute of Director's City Branch]] paid (in bands of £1,500) £4,501-£6,000 for the group's annual dinner. (July 2015) | ||
| − | *[[HSBC]] paid (in bands of £1,500) £1,501-£3,000 for a UK-China Business Lunch. (August 2015) <ref name="November | + | *[[HSBC]] paid (in bands of £1,500) £1,501-£3,000 for a UK-China Business Lunch. (August 2015) |
| + | *The [[Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office]] paid (in bands of £1,500) £103,501-£105,000 for a visit to Hong Kong from 25-29 January 2016. <ref name="March">[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/160316/china.htm China APPG], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 22 April 2016</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Events== | ||
| + | ===2016=== | ||
| + | *'''June 29''': Annual general meeting & briefing from UK ambassador to China. | ||
| + | *'''May 4''': APPCG meeting on 'the UK-China strategic partnership: mapping out Britain’s relationship with China'. Speakers include Prof. [[Kerry Brown]] (director, Lau China Institute at King’s College, London), [[Jeanne-Marie Gescher]] OBE (former Legal Advisor to successive British Ambassadors in Bejiing), Prof. [[Danny Quah]] (director, Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre at LSE). | ||
| + | *'''March 21''': APPCG members briefing on Hong Kong and the Sino-British Joint Declaration. Speakers include [[Jonathan Fenby]] CBE (co-founder and managing director of the China team at Trusted Sources) and [[Isabel Hilton]] OBE (CEO and Editor, chinadialogue). | ||
| + | *'''March 9''': APPCG meeting to discuss the rule of law in China (in cooperation with the Human Rights APPG and Rule of Law APPG). | ||
| + | *'''March 2''': APPCG members briefing from H.E. Liu Xiaoming, Chinese Ambassador to the UK. | ||
| + | *'''February 25''': APPCG meeting to discuss 'the growth of aviation in China and how the UK can benefit'. Speakers include: [[Jeegar Kakkad]],, [[Mark Johnson]], [[Richard Tams]] (executive vice president, greater China, [[British Airways]]), [[Jiang Sunan]] (minister counsellor for science & technology, Chinese embassy). | ||
| + | *'''February''': APPCG annual Chinese new year reception. Sponsored by [[VisitBritain]] and the [[China-Britain Business Council]] (with support from [[InvestUK]] and [[Wei Yang & Partners]]). | ||
| + | *'''January 20''': APPCG meeting on 'The Story of China' with [[Michael Wood]], co-hosted with the BBC. | ||
| + | <ref> [http://appcg.org.uk/past-events/ APPCG | Past events], ''APPCG.org.uk'', accessed 11 November 2016. </ref> | ||
==Contact== | ==Contact== | ||
Latest revision as of 11:54, 11 November 2016
The purpose of the All-Party Parliamentary China Group is:
- To ensure parliamentarians are kept well informed on China, and to act as a platform for discussions on all issues of importance to the UK-China relationship.
Contents
People
Officers (updated from June 2016 annnual general meeting of the APPCG)
Chair
Treasurer
Secretary
Hong Kong sub committee chair
Deputy Chairs
- Lord Timothy Clement-Jones - Liberal Democrats
- Geoffrey Clifton-Brown - Conservative Party
- David Hanson - Labour
- Alex Salmond - Scottish National Party
- Lord David Steel - Liberal Democrats
Vice chairs
- Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh - Scottish National Party
- David Simpson - Democratic Unionist Party
- Craig Williams - Conservative Party
- Nigel Evans - Conservative Party
- Roger Godsiff - Labour
- Stephen Hammond - Conservative Party
- Mark Hendrick - Labour Co-op
- Robert Jenrick - Conservative Party
- Jeremy Lefroy - Conservative Party
- Chris Leslie - Labour Co-op
- Angus MacNeil - Scottish National Party
- Alan Mak - Conservative Party
- Jason McCartney - Conservative Party
- Madeleine Moon - Labour
- Will Quince - Conservative Party
- Geoffrey Robinson - Labour
- Julian Sturdy - Conservative Party
- Michelle Thomson - Independent
- Yvonne Fovargue - Labour
- Catherine West - Labour
Former Officers
- Mark Hendrick - Chair
- Nigel Dodds - Vice-Chair
- Madeleine Moon - Vice-Chair
- David T. C. Davies - Vice-Chair
- Lord Clement-Jones - Vice-Chair
- Emma Reynolds - Treasurer
- Lord Cotter - Secretary
- Lord Nat Wei - Vice-Chair
- Lord Brian Cotter - Vice-Chair
- Iain Stewart - Vice-Chair
- Robin Walker - Vice-Chair
- Heather Wheeler - Vice-Chair
- Mark Garnier - Vice-Chair
Members
The APPCG is one of the largest All Party Parliamentary Groups by membership. Full list of members can be found here: File:APPCG members list.docx (accessed from APPCG website in November 2016). [3]
Funding
Benefits received
- From 19-26 February 2011 some members of the group visited Hong Kong. All costs were met by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (registered March 2011).
- £10,000 from GKN plc, and £5000 from City of London (registered April 2011). £5000 from London Export Corporation Ltd and £10,000 from John Swire & Sons (registered May 2011). £10,000 from GlaxoSmithKline (registered July 2011). £10,000 from Astra Zeneca (registered July 2011).
- The group’s chairman visited China from 29 July to 26 August 2011, assisted by the following: London South Bank University covered the cost of return flights from London to Beijing; Huawei covered the cost of two football tickets and hospitality for the Italian Super Cup final at the Beijing Birds Nest Stadium on 6 August 2011; Confucius Institutes Headquarters (Hanban) covered costs for accommodation, Chinese language training including a Chinese language course, and general expenses from 29 July to 26 August 2011. £5000 from Arup. £5000 from University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (Registered September 2011). £10,000 from HSBC (registered October 2011). £5000 from University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (Registered November 2011). Free upgrades on flights were provided (at a cost of approximately £13,040) by Virgin Atlantic when members of the group visited China from 16-23 December 2011 (registered January 2012). [4] [2]
Financial benefits
These organisations paid the APPG:
- City of London - £5,000 (27/03/2015), £5,000 (08/04/2016)
- Visit Britain - £4,500 (20/03/2015)
- Arup - £5,000 (11/06/2015)
- John Swire and Sons - £10,000 (02/06/2015)
- China Britain Business Council - £4,500 (08/07/2015), £4,500 (25/02/2016) [5]
Benefits in kind
- The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office registered in June 2015 that it had paid (in bands of £1,500) £10,501-£12,000 for a visit to Hong Kong for the group on March 22 2015.
- The Institute of Director's City Branch paid (in bands of £1,500) £4,501-£6,000 for the group's annual dinner. (July 2015)
- HSBC paid (in bands of £1,500) £1,501-£3,000 for a UK-China Business Lunch. (August 2015)
- The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office paid (in bands of £1,500) £103,501-£105,000 for a visit to Hong Kong from 25-29 January 2016. [5]
Events
2016
- June 29: Annual general meeting & briefing from UK ambassador to China.
- May 4: APPCG meeting on 'the UK-China strategic partnership: mapping out Britain’s relationship with China'. Speakers include Prof. Kerry Brown (director, Lau China Institute at King’s College, London), Jeanne-Marie Gescher OBE (former Legal Advisor to successive British Ambassadors in Bejiing), Prof. Danny Quah (director, Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre at LSE).
- March 21: APPCG members briefing on Hong Kong and the Sino-British Joint Declaration. Speakers include Jonathan Fenby CBE (co-founder and managing director of the China team at Trusted Sources) and Isabel Hilton OBE (CEO and Editor, chinadialogue).
- March 9: APPCG meeting to discuss the rule of law in China (in cooperation with the Human Rights APPG and Rule of Law APPG).
- March 2: APPCG members briefing from H.E. Liu Xiaoming, Chinese Ambassador to the UK.
- February 25: APPCG meeting to discuss 'the growth of aviation in China and how the UK can benefit'. Speakers include: Jeegar Kakkad,, Mark Johnson, Richard Tams (executive vice president, greater China, British Airways), Jiang Sunan (minister counsellor for science & technology, Chinese embassy).
- February: APPCG annual Chinese new year reception. Sponsored by VisitBritain and the China-Britain Business Council (with support from InvestUK and Wei Yang & Partners).
- January 20: APPCG meeting on 'The Story of China' with Michael Wood, co-hosted with the BBC.
Contact
APPG China Group Coordinator, Office of Richard Graham MP
Address: London SW1P 0AA
Tel: 02072197077
Email:appcg.enquiries@gmail.com
Website: http://appcg.org.uk
Resources
Notes
- ↑ APPCG | Officers, APPCG.org.uk, accessed 11 November 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 China APPG, Register 28 April 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 11 November 2016
- ↑ APPCG | Members, APPCG.org.uk, accessed 11 November 2016.
- ↑ Register of all-Party parliamentary groups (as at 28 April 2016), Parliament.uk, accessed 11 November 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 China APPG, parliament.uk, accessed 22 April 2016
- ↑ APPCG | Past events, APPCG.org.uk, accessed 11 November 2016.
