All-Party Parliamentary Group for Sudan and South Sudan
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The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Sudan and South Sudan (APPGSSS) was formed in order 'to influence the UK government's policy and practice by promoting the cause of peace, human rights, justice and development for all the people of Sudan and South Sudan across the political spectrum in Westminster and Whitehall.'[1]
Until 2015, it was known as the Associate Parliamentary Group for Sudan and South Sudan. The groups former website says:
- [the group]'is an all-party political pressure group that seeks to influence the UK Government’s policy and practice by promoting the cause of peace, human rights, justice and development for all the peoples of Sudan and South Sudan across the political spectrum in Westminster and Whitehall.'[2]
Members
Officers, November 2015
- Chair - Mark Durkan - Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Vice-chair - Mark Pritchard - Conservative
- Vice-chair - Baroness Glenys Kinnock - Labour
- Vice-chair - Earl John Mantagu - Crossbench
- Vice-chair - Baroness Caroline Cox - Crossbench
- Vice-chair - Lord David Chidgey - Liberal Democrats
- Vice-chair - Lord David Alton - Crossbench[1]
Secretariat
The party has no secretariat, but the parliamentary contact person is Rebecca Usden.
Tel: 07866 479 629
Email: usdenr@parliament.uk
Financial Benefits
On 3 July 2015 it was registered that the following organisations had paid some financial benefits to the group:
- Christian Aid - £,5000
- Cafod - £2,500 [1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sudan APPG, www.parliament.uk, accessed 18 November 2015
- ↑ Sudan APPG Website (Old), www.parliament.uk, accessed 18 November 2015