ABOUT
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Catalonia
The purpose of the All-Party Parlamentary Group on Catalonia is to develop links between parlamentarians in this country and in Catalonia. To keep members of Parliament abreast of the on-going debates and events about Catalonia self-determination and to help ensure that debate is carried out in the most democratic way.
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Right: March 2017, John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons, welcomes Carme Forcadell, Speaker of the Catalan Parliament, to Westminster
ALL PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUP ON CATALONIA
Members and Peers Supporting the APPG on Catalonia 2019 Parliament
Members and Peers Supporting the APPG on Catalonia 2017 Parliament
Hywel Williams MP- Chair
Douglas Chapman MP- Vice-Chair
Ronnie Cowan Vice Chair
Baroness Garden- Vice-Chair
Baroness Hooper- Vice-Chair
Lord Rennard- Vice-Chair
Andrew Rosindell MP- Vice-Chair
Pauline Latham MP
Lord Alderdice
Sir David Amess MP
Lord Berkeley
Sara Britcliffe MP
Deidre Brock MP
Sarah Champion MP
Joanna Cherry MP
Martin Docherty-Hughes MP
Michael Fabricant MP
Marion Fellows MP
Margaret Ferrier MP
Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill
Drew Hendry MP
Daniel Kawczynski MP
Ben Lake MP
Pauline Latham MP
Chris Law MP
Anna McMorrin MP
Angus MacNeil MP
John McNally MP
Gavin Newlands MP
Carol Monaghan MP
Lord Northbrook
Lloyd Rusell-Moyle MP
Liz Saville Roberts MP
Tommy Sheppard MP
Alex Sobel MP
Chris Stephens MP
Alison Thewliss MP
Catherine West MP
Lord Wigley
Pete Wishart MP
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Public Enquiry Point:
Chris Bambery
07986 085162
ALL PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUP ON CATALONIA AGM 7 JUNE 2021
On Monday 7 June 2021 we held our Annual General Meeting which was quorate. As well as re-electing the existing officers it also approved our existing statement of purpose.
WHAT WE DO
Making A Difference
SUPPORTING CATALAN POLITICAL PRISONERS
The APPG has visited Carme Forcadell and Jordi Cuixart in jail. Our chair, Hywel Williams MP & our secretary, Chris Bambery, attended the trial of 9 Catalan leaders at the Spanish Supreme Court.
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DEMOCRACY
Championing Democracy
PARLIAMENTARY ACTION
Raising Catalonia at Westminster
To: Mr. Hywel Williams,
Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Catalonia
Dear Mr Williams,
We were shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the murder of Sir David and wish to convey
our most sincere condolences to the entire All Party Parliamentary Group on Catalonia, both
on behalf of Esquerra Republicana and our own.
We know Sir David was committed to the civil and political rights of the Catalan people, and
was always on the side of the cause for democracy in our country at the most difficult times of
repression ensuing the 2017 referendum.
At such a painful moment, distressed by a crime that should never have occurred, we likewise
have friends and family in our thoughts and request you convey our heartfelt commiseration.
With our sincerest sympathy,
Oriol Junqueras, President Esquerra Republicana,
Jordi Solé i Ferrando,
Secretary for International Affairs of
Esquerra Republicana
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LETTER CONDOLENSCES REGARDING THE TRAGIC DEATH OF SIR DAVID AMESS FROM ORIOL JUNQUERAS & JORDI SOLÉ, ESQUERRA REPUBLICANA
We were shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the murder of Sir David
APPG CATALONIA 14/01/20
The inaugural meeting of the APPG on Parliament was held on Tuesday 14 January at Portcullis House.
Nine MPs attended - Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru), Gareth Johnson (Conservative), Anna McMorrin (Labour), Douglas Chapman (SNP), Andrew Rosindell (Conservative), Ronnie Cowan (SNP), Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative), Gavin Newlands (SNP), Margaret Ferrier (SNP) - and one Peer - Baroness Garden (Liberal Democrat).
The meeting agreed to refound the APPG, elected its new officers (listed below) and passed a motion on finance.
The Guest Speakers were Txell Bonnet, partner of Catalan Political Prisoner Jordi Cuixart and Elena Jiménez, Board member of Òmnium Cultural (Catalonia’s largest civic movement).
“Civil disobedience is a tool for societies to move forward"
Jordi Cuixart
CONTACT ALL PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUP ON CATALONIA
Houses of Parliament, London, SW1A )AA
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