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 Breast CancerSubject Group
Raises the profile of breast cancer issues within Parliament. Provides a forum for MPs and Peers to discuss important issues affecting patients with breast cancer. Encourages dialogue between parliamentarians, government, the NHS and those living with or affected by the disease.