All-Party Parliamentary Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief

From Powerbase
Jump to: navigation, search
Appg logo.jpg

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]

People

Operations

Officers, April 2016

Officers, September 2015

Full parliamentary members

Funding

The APPGFRB is funded by the following registered organisations:

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. 1.0 1.1 'Religion and Belief' 29 September 2015. parliament.uk, accessed 9 October 2015
  2. 2.0 2.1 Religion or Belief APPG, Register Feb 2016, www.parliament.uk, accessed 15 February 2016
  3. Religion or Belief APPG, www.parliament.uk, accessed 22 April 2016
  4. 4.0 4.1 Freedom of Religion or Belief APPG, Register 28 April 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 10 May 2016
  5. 'Freedom Declared: Who we are', freedomdeclared.org, accessed 6 November 2015
  6. Religion or Belief APPG, www.parliament.uk, accessed 22 April 2016