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 Racing and BloodstockSubject Group
To keep parliamentarians and the government up to date with issues in horseracing and bloodstock; to foster good relations with the various parts of horseracing, and between them; and for connected purposes.
Officered by: Dan Carden (Chair & Registered Contact), Nick Timothy (Vice Chair), Grahame Morris (Officer), Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Officer)
Paid by: British Horseracing Authority (£1,501-3,000), Jockey Club (£1,501-3,000), Arena Racing Company (£1,501-3,000), British Horseracing Authority (£13,501-15,000), British Horseracing Authority (£1,501-3,000)