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 Housing and Care for Older PeopleSubject Group
To promote discussion and set the agenda for developing better, more joined up housing care for older people, promising greater choices in later life.
Officered by: Anna Dixon (Chair & Registered Contact), Lord Best (Co-Chair), Neil Coyle (Vice Chair), Lord Young of Cookham (Vice Chair)