All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal cross-party interests groups. They have no official status within the House of Commons, and 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 Gorton. I am particularly interested in the Muslim world, poverty and deprivation, the environment, and issues of race, equality and faith.

New rules governing All-Party Parliamentary Groups (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
• Islamic and Ethical Finance – Vice Chair
• Muslim Women – Vice Chair
• Uyghurs – Vice Chair
• Curry Industry – Secretary
• Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency – Officer

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

International

• Sudan and South Sudan
• Refugees
• Egypt
• Yemen
• Palestine
• Bahrain
• Kazakhstan
• Kyrgyzstan
• Oman
• Qatar
• Tajikistan
• Bangladesh
• Rohingya
• Afghan Women and Girls
• Saudi Arabia
• Jordan
• Africa

Race, Equality and Faith

• Show Racism the Red Card
• British Muslims
• British Sikhs
• Race and Community
• Human Rights
• Faith and Society
• Race Equality in Education
• Ethnic Minority Business Owners
• Children in Police Custody
• Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion

Environment

• Tidy Britain
• Ocean
• Environment
• Climate Change
• Net Zero

Education

• Future Education and Lifelong Learning
• Universities
• Students

Other

• Poverty
• Eye Health and Visual Impairment
• Bereavement Support