Committees

In the UK Parliament, committees are groups of MPs or Peers who examine specific issues in more detail than can be done in debates.

Some committees focus on checking the government’s decisions and spending, while others investigate specific topics and proposed legislation.

Lord Polak is currently a member of the following committees:

Member, Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee

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Committee memberships held in the past

• Member, Adult Social Care Committee (19 Jan 2022 to 21 Nov 2022)
• Member, EU Security and Justice Sub-Committee (23 Apr 2020 to 31 Mar 2021)
• Member, European Union Committee (17 Oct 2018 to 15 Jul 2019)
• Member, EU Justice Sub-Committee (26 May 2016 to 23 Apr 2020)

All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs)

All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal cross-party groups made up of MPs and Peers who share an interest in a particular country or subject.

They do not have formal powers or funding, but can book rooms on the parliamentary estate and may receive funding from outside organisations and companies.

We source information on APPG memberships from lists on APPG websites or asking APPGs for unpublished lists. Please report any incorrect or outdated information.

Lord Polak is an officer of the following groups

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Abraham Accords (Officer)

More info

• Purpose: The APPG will champion the historic peace agreements known as the Abraham Accords.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Brain Tumours (Officer)

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• Purpose: To raise awareness of the issues facing the brain tumour community in order to improve research, diagnosis, information, support, treatment and care outcomes.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://braintumourresearch.org/campaigning/APPGonBrainTumours
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cardiac Risk in the Young (Vice Chair)

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• Purpose: To promote amongst parliamentarians the issue of cardiac arrest in the young; to inform policy decisions and public debate relating to cardiac arrest in the young; and to enable communications between interested parties and relevant parliamentarians.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.c-r-y.org.uk/appg/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Iranian Kurdistan (Officer)

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• Purpose: To support the democratic rights of Kurds in a federal Iran.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Morocco (Vice Chair)

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• Purpose: To promote links and mutual understanding between Britain and Morocco.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on War Crimes (Officer)

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• Purpose: To look into matters relating to the presence of alleged Rwandan war criminals in the UK and the prosecution of those who participated in the Rwandan genocide against the Tutsis in 1994.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

Lord Polak is a member of the following groups

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Bahrain All-Party Parliamentary Group

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• Purpose: To foster good relationships between the UK and Bahrain and to assist in raising awareness amongst parliamentarians and the public of the developments that have been taking place in Bahrain.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Defibrillators

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• Purpose: To provide a forum for parliamentary discussion on the issues surrounding sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) defibrillators and resuscitation, whilst providing evidence-based solutions to improve the survival rates of SCA.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://defibrillatorappg.wordpress.com/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Get Refusal

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• Purpose: To raise awareness and promote the needs of women trapped in Jewish Religious marriage and to promote their interests. The APPG will seek to encourage the exchange of knowledge and understanding between Parliament and all relevant stakeholders and promote policies to address these needs.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics

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• Purpose: To provide a forum for parliamentarians and stakeholders to consider the needs of vulnerable groups to pandemics and to provide an effective voice in parliament; to raise awareness of specific vulnerable patients; to encourage actions to promote a greater priority for prevention, treatment and support for those groups; to inform better policy decisions and public debate related to the needs of vulnerable groups.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website