To raise awareness on the Bahá'í faith and the efforts of the Bahá'í community to contribute to some of the current discourses in British society, and to seek action in respect of the persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran and other states in instances where Bahá'ís are subject to discrimination on the grounds of their faith.
Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
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4 Current APPG Officers
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Alistair Carmichael
Chair & Registered Contact
Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland
Joined: 28th September 2017
4 APPG Officer Positions
Fisheries , Jordan , Marine Energy , Syria
10 APPG Memberships
Beer , Digital Communities , Environment , Fair Elections , Hong Kong , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Multiple Sclerosis , Prostate Cancer , Uyghurs , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
Fisheries , Jordan , Marine Energy , Syria
10 APPG Memberships
Beer , Digital Communities , Environment , Fair Elections , Hong Kong , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Multiple Sclerosis , Prostate Cancer , Uyghurs , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
5 APPG Officer Positions
Healthy Homes and Buildings , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Respiratory Health , UK Food Security , Vascular and Venous Disease
29 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Antimicrobial Resistance , Armenia , Autism , Beer , Blockchain Technologies , Carbon Monoxide , Christians in Parliament , Defibrillators , Dentistry and Oral Health , Diabetes , Energy Studies , Fair Banking , Faith and Society , Global Education , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Healthcare Workers , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Marine Energy , Mutuals , Ocean , Parks and Green Spaces , Pro-Life , Sepsis , Serbia , Taiwan , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety , Wood Panel Industry
Healthy Homes and Buildings , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Respiratory Health , UK Food Security , Vascular and Venous Disease
29 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Antimicrobial Resistance , Armenia , Autism , Beer , Blockchain Technologies , Carbon Monoxide , Christians in Parliament , Defibrillators , Dentistry and Oral Health , Diabetes , Energy Studies , Fair Banking , Faith and Society , Global Education , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Healthcare Workers , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Marine Energy , Mutuals , Ocean , Parks and Green Spaces , Pro-Life , Sepsis , Serbia , Taiwan , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety , Wood Panel Industry
2 APPG Officer Positions
Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Speech and Language Difficulties
9 APPG Memberships
British Jews , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Get Refusal , Humanist , Israel , Marine Energy , Modern Conflict , Music Education , Race and Community
Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Speech and Language Difficulties
9 APPG Memberships
British Jews , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Get Refusal , Humanist , Israel , Marine Energy , Modern Conflict , Music Education , Race and Community
3 APPG Officer Positions
Sudan and South Sudan , United Nations , Yemen
1 APPG Membership
Nutrition for Development
Sudan and South Sudan , United Nations , Yemen
1 APPG Membership
Nutrition for Development
Contact Details
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Mr Alistair Carmichael MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8181.
Email: carmichaela@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Daniel Wheatley, Office of Public Affairs, Baha'i Community of the UK. Tel: 07950 916425
Email: daniel.wheatley@bahai.org.uk
Secretariat:
Office of Public Affairs, Baha'i Community of the UK acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.publicaffairs.bahai.org.uk/
Benefits in Kind
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Date
3 Sep 2025
3 Sep 2025
Source
Office of Public Affairs, Baha'i Community of the UK
Office of Public Affairs, Baha'i Community of the UK
Description
Secretariat From : 03/09/2025 To : 02/09/2026
Secretariat From : 03/09/2025 To : 02/09/2026
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
25 Feb 2024
25 Feb 2024
Source
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK
Description
Secretariat From : 25/02/2024 To : 24/02/2025
Secretariat From : 25/02/2024 To : 24/02/2025
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
25 Feb 2023
25 Feb 2023
Source
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK
Description
Secretariat From : 25/02/2023 To : 24/02/2024
Secretariat From : 25/02/2023 To : 24/02/2024
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
25 Feb 2022
25 Feb 2022
Source
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK
Description
Secretariat From : 25/02/2022 To : 24/02/2023
Secretariat From : 25/02/2022 To : 24/02/2023
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
25 Feb 2021
25 Feb 2021
Source
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK
Description
Secretariat From : 25/02/2021 To : 24/02/2022
Secretariat From : 25/02/2021 To : 24/02/2022
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
25 Feb 2020
25 Feb 2020
Source
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK
Description
Secretariat From : 25/02/2020 To : 24/02/2021
Secretariat From : 25/02/2020 To : 24/02/2021
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
5 Jul 2017
5 Jul 2017
Source
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK
Description
Secretariat From : 05/07/2017 To : 04/07/2018
Secretariat From : 05/07/2017 To : 04/07/2018
Value
£4,501
£4,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Bahá'í Faith APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Mary Glindon
Secretary
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 30th May 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
British Offshore Energy Industry , Fire Safety and Rescue , Grid Networks , Hadrian's Wall , Obesity , Responsible Vaping
British Offshore Energy Industry , Fire Safety and Rescue , Grid Networks , Hadrian's Wall , Obesity , Responsible Vaping
No other APPG Memberships
Fiona Bruce
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Congleton
Joined: 1st November 2023Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
6 APPG Officer Positions
British Hindus , Fire Safety and Rescue , Homelessness , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Smoking and Health
British Hindus , Fire Safety and Rescue , Homelessness , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Smoking and Health
No other APPG Memberships
Alison Thewliss
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow Central
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Brighton, Kemptown
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Cheryl Gillan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Chesham and Amersham
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Louise Ellman
Chair & Registered Contact
Independent - Former Member for Liverpool, Riverside
Joined: 18th July 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Louise Ellman
Chair & Registered Contact
Independent - Former Member for Liverpool, Riverside
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 6th June 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Cheryl Gillan
Vice-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Chesham and Amersham
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 20th December 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships