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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
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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 British-Egyptian
 
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>  
 
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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==People==
 
==People==
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===Officers, April 2016===
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*Chair: [[Gerald Howarth]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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*Co-chair: [[John Spellar]] - [[Labour]]
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*Vice-chair: Lord [[Mark Schreiber]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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*Vice-chair: Lord [[David Alton]] - Crossbench
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*Vice-chair: Lord [[Mohamed Sheikh]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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*Vice-chair: [[Jeffrey Donaldson]] - [[Democratic Unionist Party]]
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*Vice-chair: [[Mike Gapes]] - [[Labour Co-op]]
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*Treasurer: [[Stephen Timms]] - [[Labour]] <ref name="Mar">[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/160316/egypt.htm Egypt APPG], ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 27 April 2016</ref><ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/160203/egypt.htm Egypt APPG, Register Feb16], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 28 April 2016</ref> <ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/160428/egypt.htm Egypt APPG, Register 28 April 2016], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 10 May 2016</ref>
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===Officers, March 2015===
 
===Officers, March 2015===
 
*Chair: [[Robert Walter]] - [[Conservative Party]]
 
*Chair: [[Robert Walter]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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[[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.<ref name='Register'/>
 
[[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.<ref name='Register'/>
  
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'''Registered Benefits'''
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====Registered Benefits====
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It was registered in July 2015 that Takla had paid Chilman (in bands of £1,500) £7,501-£9000 in benefits to perform her secretarial role. <ref name='Register'/>
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On 16 November 2015, it was registered that Takla had paid (in bands of £1,500) £7,501-£9,000 for two administrative assistants to work for the group.
  
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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. <ref name='Register'/>
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He also paid $4,501-£6,000 for travel, accommodation and other expenses for a speaker at a meeting held 3 November 2015. <ref name="Mar"/>
  
 
==Contact==
 
==Contact==
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The public enquiry point is Sarah Chilman.  
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The public enquiry point is [[Sarah Chilman]].  
  
 
She can be contacted on the following email: allpartygroupegypt@gmail.com
 
She can be contacted on the following email: allpartygroupegypt@gmail.com

Latest revision as of 16:47, 10 May 2016

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Egypt was set up with an aim 'to strengthen relations between British and Egyptian parliamentarians and promote British-Egyptian relations amongst both chambers of the UK parliament.'[1]

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, April 2016

Officers, March 2015

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 Takla had paid Chilman (in bands of £1,500) £7,501-£9000 in benefits to perform her secretarial role. [1]

On 16 November 2015, it was registered that Takla had paid (in bands of £1,500) £7,501-£9,000 for two administrative assistants to work for the group.

He also paid $4,501-£6,000 for travel, accommodation and other expenses for a speaker at a meeting held 3 November 2015. [2]

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.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 'APP Register 30 March 2015', parliament.uk, accessed 5 November 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Egypt APPG, www.parliament.uk, accessed 27 April 2016
  3. ↑ Egypt APPG, Register Feb16, parliament.uk, accessed 28 April 2016
  4. ↑ Egypt APPG, Register 28 April 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 10 May 2016
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