{"id":146909,"date":"2015-07-04T16:42:18","date_gmt":"2015-07-04T11:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=146909"},"modified":"2015-07-04T16:52:58","modified_gmt":"2015-07-04T11:22:58","slug":"uk-parliaments-appg-for-tamils-agrees-a-new-set-of-objectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/uk-parliaments-appg-for-tamils-agrees-a-new-set-of-objectives\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Parliament\u2019s APPG For Tamils Agrees A New Set Of Objectives"},"content":{"rendered":"

A large number of MPs congressed together for the first AGM of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Tamils<\/span><\/a> (APPGfT )in the new Parliament, including Secretary of State, Theresa Villiers MP.<\/p>\n

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James Berry<\/p><\/div>\n

The group agreed on a series of objective including promoting reconciliation through supporting the UN investigation into war crimes, and advocating for a publication of a full list of those who have disappeared. They also intend to campaign against the Sri Lankan Government\u2019s ban on legitimate diaspora organisations and for the demilitarisation of Tamil areas.<\/p>\n

The APPGt\u2019s Executive is made up of MPs from across the political divide (Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat) who will work together on these shared objectives<\/p>\n

James Berry, Conservative Member of Parliament for Kingston and Surbiton, was elected as the new Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Tamils.<\/p>\n

Labour Member of Parliament Siobhan McDonagh will act as Senior Vice Chair, while Richard Harrington MP, Joan Ryan MP and Wes Streeting MP will all be vice Chairs. Tom Brake MP of the Liberal Democrats will take on the role of Secretary, Jim Dowd MP will be Treasurer, and Mike Gapes MP, Paul Scully MP, Steve Reed MP, Virendra Sharma and Bob Blackman MP are all on the Executive.<\/p>\n

Commenting on his new role as Chair and objectives, James Berry MP said,<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a huge honour to Chair the APPG for Tamils. Although outgoing chair Lee Scott\u2019s shoes will be hard to fill, I hope to continue to progress the tremendous work that Lee, Siobhan McDonagh and other MPs carried out in the last Parliament. Their work helped ensure that the British Government played a critical role in demanding a UN independent investigation into atrocities in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe publication of the UN investigation\u2019s report in September will be a crucial event for the Tamil community. The APPGfT will debate the report\u2019s conclusions and scrutinize the action that the British Government and the international community proposes to take in response to its findings.<\/p>\n

\u201dIt\u2019s great to lead a cross-party group of parliamentarians that take an issue that is so important to many of our constituents so seriously. We welcome the involvement of interested stakeholders who wish to work with us to seek justice in this area.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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