All-Party Parliamentary China Group
The purpose of the All-Party Parliamentary China Group is:
- to conduct a dialogue with the People's Republic of China (including Hong Kong) and to assist in all aspects of the bilateral relationship. In particular, to facilitate exchanges with the National People's Congress and engage regularly with the Chinese ambassador in London as well as with members of the wider Chinese community in the UK.
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People
Officers,November 2015
- Chair: Richard Graham - Conservative Party
- Deputy-chair: Lord Timothy Clement-Jones - Liberal Democrats
- Deputy-chair: Geoffrey Clifton-Brown - Conservative Party
- Deputy-chair: David Hanson - Labour
- Deputy-chair: Alex Salmond - Scottish National Party
- Deputy-chair: Lord David Steel - Liberal Democrats
- Vice-chair: Mark Garnier - Conservative Party
- Vice-chair: Mark Hendrick - Labour Co-op
- Vice-chair: Heather Wheeler - Conservative Party
- Vice-chair: Robin Walker - Conservative Party
- Vice-chair: David Simpson - Democratic Unionist Party
- Vice-chair: Madeleine Moon - Labour
- Vice-chair: Nigel Evans - Conservative Party
- Vice-chair: Catherine West - Labour
- Vice-chair: Julian Sturdy - Conservative Party
- Vice-chair: Iain Stewart - Conservative Party
- Vice-chair: Angus MacNeil - Scottish National Party
- Vice-chair: Robert Jenrick - Conservative Party
- Vice-chair: Roger Godsiff - Labour
- Vice-chair: Jason McCartney - Conservative Party
- Vice-chair: John Spellar - Labour
- Vice-chair: Lord Brian Cotter - Liberal Democrats
- Vice-chair: Lord Nat Wei - Conservative Party[1]
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
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). [2]
Financial benefits
The following organisations gave the following amounts to the APPG:
- City of London - £5,000
- Visit Britain - £4,500
- Arup - £5,000
- John Swire and Sons - £10,000
- China Britain Business Council - £4,500 [3]
Benefits in kind
- It was registered in June 2015 that the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office paid (in bands of £1,500) £10,501-£12,000 for a visit to Hong Kong for the group.
- 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) [3]
- 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. [1]
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
