All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nigeria

The purpose of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nigeria (APPGN) is 'To create a better understanding of issues relating to Nigeria; to promote links between Britain and Nigeria; and to support Nigeria and its development and democratic action"

Finance

In 2008 the House of Commons APPGs Register for this group recorded its funding from sources outside parliament as:

• Part-time administrator provided by Chatham House (undertakes research, liaises with contacts, writes monthly newsletter, sets up and participates in meetings, deals with filing and correspondence)
• £27,000 from Shell International
• £6000 from Diageo (alcohol company)
• From 4-10 November 2007 members of the group visited Nigeria. Flights paid for by Virgin Nigeria (registered November 2007).
• From 30 November-2 December 2007 the chair (John Robertson) of the group visited Nigeria. Flights were provided by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, and accommodation and other costs for the trip were met by the Nigeria Leadership Initiative (registered December 2007).
• From 4-7 May 2008 the group's chairman visited Washington DC, USA. The costs of the trip were met by Chatham House (registered May 2008).

Members

• John Robertson, chair, Labour
• Nigel Evans, Vice chair, Conservative
• Patrick Jenkin aka Lord Jenkin of Roding, Vice Chair, Conservative
• Richard Younger-Ross
• Jim Sheridan, Labour
• Jim Dobbin, Labour
• Peter Truscott, (Lord) Labour
• Tom Clarke, Labour
• Derek Wyatt, Labour
• Dr Ashok Kumar, Labour
• Stephen Hepburn, Labour
• John Mann, Labour
• Michael Connarty, Labour
• David Davies, Conservative
• Derek Conway, Conservative
• Michael Fabricant, Conservative
• Greg Knight, Conservative
• Mike Weir, SNP
• Richard Younger-Ross, Liberal Democrat
• Alistair Carmichael, Liberal Democrat
• John Leech, Liberal Democrat