Jim Shannon

Purpose: Part of a delegation to Iraq to look at the state of FoRB in Kurdistan, from the perspective of churches that are registered there. We met the Prime minister and Minister of Foreign affairs who is responsible for FoRB. We also looked at the economy and how faiths are looked after as refugees within Kurdistan. Start Date: 15 February 2026 End Date: 20 February 2026 Appg: Freedom of Religion or Belief Source

Purpose: I was attending as member of the APPG for the Freedom of Religious Belief. The delegation to Egypt was to look at the state of FoRB in Egypt from the perspective of churches that are registered there. Minister of Foreign affairs who is responsible for FoRB and NGOs working with faith groups on the ground. We also looked at the registration process and how to have an even balance within faiths. Start Date: 2 May 2025 End Date: 5 May 2025 Appg: APPG for the Freedom of Religious Belief Source

Name of donor: European Leadership Network (ELNET UK) Address of donor: Epworth House, 25 City Rd, London EC1Y 1AA Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation (£892), flights (£1081) and food (£344), value £2,317 Destination of visit: Israel (Tel Aviv and Kfar Aza) Dates of visit: 7 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 Purpose of visit: UK and German State Parliamentarian Delegation to Israel. (Registered 26 April 2024) Source

Type of land/property: Agricultural land (40 acres of land and farm) Location: Ballygarvin (Registered 31 May 2021; updated 6 July 2017) Source

Name of donor: International Centre for Law and Religious Studies (ICLRS) Address of donor: J Reuben Clarke Centre, 341 E Campus Dr, Provo, UT 84602, USA Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation with meals (£1,233.67) and flights (£1,304.75), total value £2,538.42 Destination of visit: Salt Lake City, Utah Dates of visit: 29 September - 4 October 2023 Purpose of visit: As chair of the APPG for the Freedom of Religious Belief, to lead a delegation to Salt Lake City to speak in the plenary session in ICLRS Law and Religious Symposium. Source

Name of donor: (1) APPG FORB (Freedom of Religion or Belief) (2) Palan Foundation Address of donor: (1) House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA (2) Tours Foundation, 156 Cromwell Road, London SW7 4EF Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Hotel £594.20, food £211 and visa £60; total value £865.20 (2) Flights between Heathrow and Pakistan £1,650.62, and Belfast and Heathrow £302.34, total value £1,952.96 Destination of visit: Pakistan Dates of visit: 11-18 February 2023 Purpose of visit: To meet ministers, NGOs and religious leaders. This visit will produce a 2023 APPG FORB report on the state of FORB in Pakistan with recommendations for Pakistan and UK governments. Source

Name of donor: Bellwether International Address of donor: 694 E 230 N Lindon, Utah, USA, 84042 Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Hotel and flights, value £2,526,83 Destination of visit: Poland Dates of visit: 6-10 June 2022 Purpose of visit: In my capacity as chair of the APPG for International Freedom of Religion or Belief, advocacy for a joint European response to the Ukraine crisis. (Registered 10 June 2022) Source

Name of donor: Mankind is my Business Address of donor: 6890 South 2300 East 712019, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121, USA Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flight £593.35; accommodation £545.82; total value £1,139.17 Destination of visit: Nigeria, Abuja Dates of visit: 28 May - 3 June 2022 Purpose of visit: As chair of the APPG for International Freedom of Religion or Belief, to help collate evidence to free Leah Sharibu and Mubarak Bala. Converse with Nigerian government officials about Article 18. Speak with civil society leaders to gain evidence on refugees and persecuted religious people in Nigeria. (Registered 09 June 2022) Source

Name of donor: Adam Armstrong Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 23 December 2019) Source

Since February 2017, 40 acres land and farm at Ballygarvin: (i). (Registered 31 May 2010; updated 6 July 2017) Source