← 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
Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society
https://www.alcs.co.uk/ ↗APPGs operated
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lobby groups inside Westminster
MP officers
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across all groups run
Registered funders
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paying entries on the APPG register
APPGs operated · 1
- All-Party Parliamentary Group for WritersSubject Group
Representing the interests of all writers, enabling Parliamentarians from across the political spectrum to keep government and opposition parties informed on specific issues such as safeguarding intellectual property and ensuring writers receive a fair level of reward for their contribution to the economy and society.
Officered by: Chris Evans (Chair & Registered Contact), Pete Wishart (Vice Chair), Sir John Whittingdale (Vice Chair), Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay (Vice Chair)Paid by: Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (£9,001-10,500), Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (£6,001-7,500), Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (£6,001-7,500)