All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism Explained

The All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism is a group in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The group exists to "To combat antisemitism and help develop and seek implementation of effective public policy to combat antisemitism".[1] After the 2024 general election, the group's chair is Joani Reid MP (Labour) and the vice-chairs are the MPs Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat), David Pinto-Duschinsky (Labour) and Saqib Bhatti (Conservative).[2] Secretariat to the group is provided by the PCAA Foundation.

The group commissioned the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Antisemitism in 2005. The inquiry panel, chaired by former Europe Minister Denis MacShane, gathered written and oral evidence on antisemitism in Britain and published a report of their findings on 7 September 2006. The panel's recommendations included improved reporting and recording of antisemitic attacks; a crackdown on anti-Jewish activity on university campuses; and improved international co-operation to prevent the spread of racist material online.[3]

In 2012, Labour MP John Mann commissioned an all-party parliamentary inquiry into electoral conduct, based on a recommendation from the antisemitism report of 2006. That inquiry panel was chaired by Natascha Engel and its report was published in October 2013.[4] The Labour government responded to the inquiry twice and the Coalition government has since responded for a third time.

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Notes and References

  1. https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/antisemitism.htm Official Register Of All-Party Groups in the UK Parliament
  2. Web site: Group Members . Antisemitism.org.uk/ . 11 September 2024.
  3. Web site: All-Party Parliamentary Group against Antisemitism . All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism . September 2006 . Report of the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Antisemitism . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181221001358/https://archive.jpr.org.uk/download?id=1274 . 21 December 2018 . PDF . 10 September 2024 . . PDF.
  4. Web site: Articles & Press Releases 2013 Electoral Conduct Inquiry . 2014-05-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192732/http://www.antisemitism.org.uk/press/press-releases/2013-2 . 2014-01-02 . dead .