MPs for world government
Mon 11:48 am +00:00, 30 Jul 2012 2From Road Hog
All Party Parliamentary Group for World Governance
| The All-Party Parliamentary Group for World Governance (APPGWG) is a cross-party group with currently 163 members drawn from both Houses of the British Parliament, the European Parliament, and the Welsh Assembly. It promotes discussions and awareness about global governance issues and the role of Parliamentarians in reforming the UN and other global institutions to make them more democratic, accountable and transparent. Established in 1947 by the then newly elected Member of Parliament Henry Usborne, the APPGWG is one of the oldest groups in the British Parliament. Its members established the One World Trust, a registered charity, in 1951. Every year, the APPGWG and the One World Trust co-host a number of meetings for parliamentarians and the public featuring experts on global governance issues and related parliamentary processes. In addition, the Group holds an annual AGM to elect its officers and review the year’s progress. At its AGM on the 8th of July 2008, the Group had 73 members in the House of Commons, 61 members in the House of Lords members, 15 from the Welsh Assembly, and 15 from the European Parliament. This diverse membership gives the group a unique perspective on the problems raised by the need to reform global decision-making. Officers: Mark Pritchard MP – Chair (elected 2008) Jim Sheridan MP – Co-chair (elected 2008) Tom Brake MP – Secretary Peter Bottomley MP – Treasurer Joan Walley MP – Vice-chair Lord Archer of Sandwell – Vice-chair Dr Nick Palmer MP – Vice-chair Individuals who are interested in learning more about the work of the APPGWG or joining the group, should contact Michael Hammer. If you are interested in reading a more detailed history of the Group and the One World Trust, click here. http://oneworldtrust.org/appgwg TAP – what’s Mark Pritchard doing on there. We all thought he was a eurosceptic. |
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I’ve edited this one as best I’m able. Same trouble as last time, but it’s readable. Agreed?
Do you know where we can get a full list of current members Road hog?