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 for the United Nations Global GoalsSubject Group
To support and mobilise parliamentarians of all parties to push for the UK government’s commitments to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, both at home and abroad.
Officered by: Tracy Gilbert (Chair & Registered Contact), Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale (Co-Chair), David Mundell (Vice Chair), Lord Loomba (Vice Chair)
Paid by: Bond (£7,501-9,000), Bond (£1,501-3,000), Coalition for Global Prosperity (£1,501-3,000)