The People's Chamber
ISSUE 78
JUN 5-11, 2026
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APPG Secretariat · Lobby firm dossier

African Foundation for Development (AFFORD)

https://afford-uk.org/
APPGs operated
1
lobby groups inside Westminster
MP officers
4
across all groups run
Registered funders
1
paying entries on the APPG register
A 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.

APPGs operated · 1

  • All-Party Parliamentary Group for Afrikan ReparationsSubject Group

    To bring together parliamentarians, campaigners, communities, and other stakeholders to examine issues of African Reparations and the repatriation of art and cultural artefacts, as well as exploring policy proposals on reparations and development, and how best to redress the legacies of African enslavement and colonialism.

    Officered by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Chair & Registered Contact), Clive Lewis (Vice Chair), Carla Denyer (Officer), Baroness Verma (Officer)
    Paid by: Common Wealth