All-Party Parliamentary Group
For the closure of Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility
The APPG for Closing Guantanamo was re-convened in July 2025
The Secretariat for the APPG for Closing Guantanamo is the UK Guantanamo Network
Aims of the APPG
To urge the UK government to use its influence as a key ally of the USA to call on the US government to finally secure the closure of the facility.
To urge the UK government to work internationally on the urgent and humane resettlement of detainees unanimously approved for release from Guantanamo by high-level US government review processes.
To urge the UK government to use its influence to call on the US government to ensure that the detainees receive adequate care for their long-standing physical and mental health needs, as required under international humanitarian law.
Officers of the APPG
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Chris Law (MP)
CHAIR - SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTY
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Apsana Begum (MP)
CO-CHAIR - INDEPENDENT
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Baron Alfred Dubs
LABOUR
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Lord Garnier KC
CONSERVATIVE
Other Parliamentarian Members
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Baroness Natalie Bennett
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Sian Berry (MP)
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Richard Burgon (MP)
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Cat Eccles (MP)
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Jodie Gosling (MP)
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Baroness Sally Hamwee
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Lord John Hendy
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Rachael Maskell (MP)
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Brian Mathew (MP)
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John McDonnell (MP)
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Abtisad Mohamed (MP)
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Yasmin Qureshi (MP)
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Lord Simon Russell
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Andy Slaughter (MP)
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Will Stone (MP)
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Baroness Sayeeda Warsi
Contact Details for the Secretariat of the APPG
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Co-Convener of the UK Guantanamo Network
Phone: (+44)0 7710 789616
Email: sarabirch50@hotmail.com
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Co-Convener of the UK Guantanamo Network
Phone: (+44)0 7785 502 759
Email: sandemanhugh23@gmail.com