The People's Chamber
ISSUE 78
JUN 5-11, 2026
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APPG Secretariat · Lobby firm dossier

British Dental Association

https://www.bda.org/
APPGs operated
1
lobby groups inside Westminster
MP officers
3
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 Dentistry and Oral HealthSubject Group

    The APPG acts as a forum for dental and oral health issues in Parliament, works to raise the profile of dentistry, highlighting the views of patients and the profession, and campaigns to improve oral health and the quality of dental services.

    Officered by: Yasmin Qureshi (Chair & Registered Contact), Mary Kelly Foy (Co-Chair), Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Vice Chair), Ian Roome (Vice Chair)
    Paid by: British Dental Association1,501-3,000)