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The '''All-Party Parliamentary Group on Egypt''' was set up with an aim 'to strengthen relations between British and Egyptian parliamentarians and promote BritishEgyptian | The '''All-Party Parliamentary Group on Egypt''' was set up with an aim 'to strengthen relations between British and Egyptian parliamentarians and promote BritishEgyptian | ||
| − | relations amongst both chambers of the UK parliament.'<ref name='Register'>[http://www.parliament.uk/documents/pcfs/all-party-groups/app-register-30-march-2015.pdf 'APP Register 30 March 2015'], | + | relations amongst both chambers of the UK parliament.'<ref name='Register'>[http://www.parliament.uk/documents/pcfs/all-party-groups/app-register-30-march-2015.pdf 'APP Register 30 March 2015'], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 5 November 2015</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:05, 5 November 2015
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Egypt was set up with an aim 'to strengthen relations between British and Egyptian parliamentarians and promote BritishEgyptian relations amongst both chambers of the UK parliament.'[1]
Contents
Activities
Some members of the group visited Cairo from 13-16 June 2014. The cost of flights, accommodation meals and internal travel was covered by the British University in Egypt.[1]
People
Officers, March 2015
- Chair: Robert Walter - Conservative Party
- Vice-chair: Mike Gapes - Labour (Co-op)
- Vice-chair: Baron Marlseford - Conservative Party
- Vice-chair: Baron David Alton of Liverpool - Crossbencher
- Treasurer: Stephen Timms - Labour
- Secretary: John Glen - Conservative Party
Members, March 2015
Conservative Party - Baroness Elizabeth Berridge | Alistair Burt | Gerald Howarth | Baron Inglewood | Baron Risby | David Ruffley | Robert Walter | Tim Yeo Labour - Richard Burden | Jeremy Corbyn | Jim Fitzpatrick | Meg Munn | Andy Slaughter | Lord Stone of Blackheath DUP - Jeffrey Donaldson [1]
Secretariat
Samir Takla provides the official secretariat to the group in an unpaid capacity. He funds Sarah Chilman to act as secretary to the APPGE, a role in which she helps conduct administrative tasks as well as event management.[1]
Registered Benefits
It was registered in July 2015 that Mr Takla had paid Chilman (in bands of £1,500) £7,501-£9000 in benefits to perform her secretarial role. [1]
Contact
The public enquiry point is Sarah Chilman.
She can be contacted on the following email: allpartygroupegypt@gmail.com
Website
The group does not at present have a website.
