← 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
British Council
https://www.britishcouncil.org/ ↗APPGs operated
1
lobby groups inside Westminster
MP officers
3
across all groups run
Registered funders
1
paying entries on the APPG register
APPGs operated · 1
- All-Party Parliamentary Group for the British Council and Soft PowerSubject Group
To help parliamentarians learn more about the British Council and its work, at home and abroad, to promote English alongside British education, culture and values; to promote the impact of this soft power; and to support the British Council, offering advice and encouragement in both its everyday and long-term work.
Officered by: Fabian Hamilton (Chair & Registered Contact), Monica Harding (Vice Chair), Chris Webb (Vice Chair), Lord Randall of Uxbridge (Vice Chair)Paid by: British Council (£7,501-9,000)