All-Party Parliamentary Group for Sudan and South Sudan
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]
Contents
Members
Officers, February 2016
- Chair - Mark Durkan - Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Co-chair - Baroness Glenys Kinnock - Labour
- Co-chair - Lord David Chidgey - Liberal Democrats
- Vice-chair - Mark Pritchard - Conservative Party
- Vice-chair - Baroness Caroline Cox - Crossbench
- Treasurer - Earl John Montagu - Crossbench
- Secretary - Lord David Alton - Crossbench [3]
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 Montagu - 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]
On 22 January 2016 it was registered that CARE International had paid £2,000 in financial benefits to the group. [3]
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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sudan & South Sudan APPG Register Feb 2016, www.parliament.uk, accessed 15 February 2016
