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
Officers, April 2016
- Chair: 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 - Crossbench
- Vice-chair: Baroness Caroline Cox - Crossbench
- Vice-chair: Lord Indarjit Singh of Wimbledon - Crossbench [2][3][4]
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 Berridge | Lord Paul Boateng | Baroness Sarah Brinton | Bishop of Canterbury | Lord Ian McColl | The Lord Parekh | Donald Allister | Alan Smith | Lord Indarjit Singh of Wimbledon | John Inge
- MPs: David Amess | Steve Baker | Ian Blackford | Peter Bottomley | Fiona Bruce | Richard Burden | David Burrowes | Geoffrey Cox | Jon Cruddas | Stephen Doughty | Nigel Evans | Robert Flello | Mike Gapes | Richard Graham | Sharon Hodgson | George Howarth | Gerald Howarth | Dr Rupa Huq | | Huw Irranca-Davies | Kerry McCarthy | Sarah Newton | Mark Pritchard | Andrew Rosindell | David Ruffley | Gavin Shuker | Andrew Stephenson | Gary Streeter | Wes Streeting | Stephen Timms | Valerie Vaz [5]
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
- Interserve £30,400 10/15
- Interserve £7,350 11/15
- Coptic Orthodox Church Centre £2,400 03/16
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints £2,400 03/16 [6]
Benefits in kind
As of April 2016, the APPFB had received (in bands of £1500) £,3001-£4,500 in benefits from St Mary's University, Twickenham, £3,001-£4500 from the Church of England as well as £1,501-£3,000 from the Cathedral Innovation Centre as well as a further £3,0001-4,500 from CofE for administrative assistance for an event and a conference. '[2][4]
Contact
The Public point of enquiry for the group is Baroness Berridge, who can be contacted via:
Telephone: 0207 219 7293
Email: chairman@freedomdeclared.org
Mailing Address: House of Lords, London SW1A 0P
Website
Further information on the group is on the website of their secretariat Freedom Declared: https://freedomdeclared.org/
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'Religion and Belief' 29 September 2015. parliament.uk, accessed 9 October 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Religion or Belief APPG, Register Feb 2016, www.parliament.uk, accessed 15 February 2016
- ↑ Religion or Belief APPG, www.parliament.uk, accessed 22 April 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Freedom of Religion or Belief APPG, Register 28 April 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 10 May 2016
- ↑ 'Freedom Declared: Who we are', freedomdeclared.org, accessed 6 November 2015
- ↑ Religion or Belief APPG, www.parliament.uk, accessed 22 April 2016
