← All secretariatsA secretariat is the entity that does the operational work of an All-Party Parliamentary Group: drafts agendas, briefs MPs, sends out invitations, books rooms, writes reports. When the secretariat is a lobby firm or PR firm, the APPG is a paid channel for the firm’s clients to access MPs. The MPs officer the group, the firm supplies the staff and the policy line, the firm’s clients (listed under Funders below) pay for the privilege.
APPG Secretariat · Lobby firm dossier
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
https://ash.org.uk/ ↗APPGs operated
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lobby groups inside Westminster
MP officers
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across all groups run
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paying entries on the APPG register
APPGs operated · 1
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and HealthSubject Group
To monitor and discuss the health and social effects of smoking; to review potential changes in existing legislation to reduce levels of smoking; to assess the latest medical techniques to assist in smoking cessation; and to act as a resource for the group’s members on all issues relating to smoking and public health.
Officered by: Bob Blackman (Chair & Registered Contact), Mary Kelly Foy (Co-Chair), Jim Dickson (Vice Chair), Lord Rennard (Vice Chair)Paid by: Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) (£3,001-4,500), Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) (£3,001-4,500), Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) (£3,001-4,500)