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 on Latin AmericaCountry, Area or Region Group
To foster good relations between parliamentarians from Britain and parliamentarians from Latin American countries.
Officered by: Fabian Hamilton (Chair & Registered Contact), Baroness Hooper (Officer), Lord Mountevans (Officer), David Mundell (Officer)