All-Party Parliamentary Groups

All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal cross-party interest groups. They have no official status within the House of Commons, and are run by and for Members of the Commons and Lords.

I am a member of several All-Party groups, and they reflect my political interests as well as issues important to my constituents in Manchester Rusholme. I am particularly interested in the Muslim world, poverty and deprivation, the environment, and issues of race, equality and faith.

New rules governing APPGs came into force on 1st April 2024, and stipulate that MPs can only serve as chairs, vice chairs or officers of a maximum of six APPGs. I now serve on the following APPGs:

Parks and Green Spaces – Chair
Pakistan – Vice-Chair
British Muslims – Vice-Chair
Greater Manchester – Officer

I remain committed to working with the following APPGs as a member.

International

Afghan Women and Girls
Africa
Britain-Palestine
Indonesia
Iraq
Jamaica
Jordan
Libya
Morocco
Somaliland
Sudan & South Sudan
Syria
Taiwan
International Trade & Investment
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Kurds

Race, Equality and Faith

Black Health
British Sikhs
Ethnic Minority Business Owners
Ethnicity Transplantation & Transfusion
Race & Community
Safeguarding in Faith Communities

Environment

Climate Change
Climate, Nature & Security

Education & Young People

Children in Police Custody
International Students
University
Youth Affairs
Youth Employment

The North

Northern Culture
Urban Transport

Poverty and Deprivation

Ending the Need for Food Banks
Poverty and Inequality
Warm Homes

Other

Refugees
Eye Health & Visual Impairment
Funerals & Bereavement
Leasehold & Commonhold Reform
Social, Cooperative and Community Economy
Governance & Inclusive Leadership
Aging and Older People