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.
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on CatsSubject Group
The APPG is a group of MPs, peers and associate organisations with an interest in cat welfare, aiming to promote and further cat welfare. It seeks to support discussion and debate about what the public, politicians and the government can do to further cat welfare.
Officered by: Johanna Baxter (Chair & Registered Contact), Cat Eccles (Vice Chair), Lord Black of Brentwood (Vice Chair), Lord Goddard of Stockport (Vice Chair)