BBC

APPGs operated

1

lobby groups inside Westminster

MP officers

2

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 the BBCSubject Group
To encourage debate and engage discussion about all elements of the Corporation's work, including the BBC World Service and the BBC’s role within the creative industries.
Officered by: Jeff Smith (Chair & Registered Contact), Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury (Officer), Lord Gilbert of Panteg (Officer), Seamus Logan (Officer)
Paid by: BBC (£1,501-3,000)