UK-Bahrain All-Party Parliamentary Group
The UK-Bahrain All-Party Parliamentary Group (UKBAPPG) was set up in earnest to promote international cooperation between the UK and Bahrain, as well as, the register of All-Party Parliamentary Groups denotes, 'to develop friendship and understanding between our countries and to promote mutual economic and political aims.' [1]
Contents
People
Officers, September 2015
- Chair: Conor Burns - Conservative Party
- Vice-Chair: Bob Stewart - Conservative Party
- Vice-Chair: Lord Clive Soley - Labour
- Vice-Chair: Lord John Taylor Kilclooney - Crossbencher
- Vice-Chair: Baroness Pola Uddin - Non-Affiliated
Members, September 2015
- Conservative Party - Lord Richard Balfe | Lord Richard Luce | Mark Menzies | Nigel Evans | Jack Lopresti | Flick Drummond
- Democratic Unionist Party - Jeffrey Donaldson
Officers, March 2015
- Chair: Conor Burns - Conservative Party
- Vice-Chair: Lord Nigel Jones of Cheltenham - Liberal Democrats
- Vice-Chair: Ian Liddell-Grainger - Conservative Party
- Vice-Chair: Thomas Docherty - Labour
- Vice-Chair: Bob Stewart - Conservative Party
- Vice-Chair: Lord John Taylor Kilclooney - Crossbencher
Members, March 2015
- Conservative Party - Alistair Burt | Mark Pritchard | David Morris | Stephen Metcalfe | Jake Berry | John Whittingdale
- Labour - Lord William Jordan | Dave Watts | Michael McCann | Steve Rotheram | Tom Gretrex | Gerry Sutcliffe | Lord Greville Janner of Braunstone | Lord Nazir Ahmed
- Non-Affiliated - Baroness Pola Uddin [2]
UK-Bahrain defence ties
In July 2014 it came to light that a Bahrain lobbyist had sponsored an entire table at that summers Conservative Party fundraiser, with Lord Clanwilliam, chairman of Meade Hall, the UK-Bahrain All-Party Parliamentary Group's private secretariat, covering the £1000 a head cost. Attendees included:
- UK Defence Secretary Philip Hammond
- Chair of the UK-Bahrain All-Party Parliamentary Group Conor Burns
- Dr Afnan Al-Shuaiby, Chief Executive of the Arab British Chamber of Commerce
- Richard Sharp, multi-millionaire and member of the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee
- John Hart, oil trader and CEO of Milo International [3]
Secretariat
Meade Hall, a private consultancy, acts as the groups secretariat, helping Parliamentary officers with administrative tasks and planning meetings or events for the group.
Registered benefits
As of July 2015, Meade Hall had paid (in bands of £1,500) £1,501-£3,000 in registered benefits to the UKBAPPG. [4]
Contact
James Edwards, Office of Conor Burns
Address: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA.
Telephone: 020 7219 7021.
Email: james.edwards@parliament.uk
Website
The UKBAPPG does not yet have an official website, but live updates and information can be found at the twitter handle @BahrainAPPG
Notes
- ↑ Register of 30 March 2015 Parliament website, accessed 19 October 2015
- ↑ Register of 30 March 2015Parliament website, accessed 19 October 2015
- ↑ Bahrain lobbyist paid for table at Tory fundraiserbahrainwatch.org, 5 July 2014, accessed 19 October 2015
- ↑ Register of 29 September 2015Parliament website, accessed 19 October 2015
