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

Business in the Community

https://www.bitc.org.uk/
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 Responsible BusinessSubject Group

    To promote debate and understanding of responsible business.

    Officered by: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Chair & Registered Contact), Martin Wrigley (Co-Chair), Mrs Elsie Blundell (Vice Chair), Lord Bassam of Brighton (Officer)
    Paid by: Business in the Community15,001-16,500)