← All secretariatsA 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.
APPG Secretariat · Lobby firm dossier
Centre for Kurdish Progress
https://kurdishprogress.com/ ↗APPGs operated
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APPGs operated · 1
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on KurdsSubject Group
To develop friendship and understanding of Kurds in the UK and abroad though sharing cultural, economic and social issues through dialogues and discussion; organising events and exchanges between Members and Kurdish communities and community leaders in the UK and abroad.
Officered by: Steve Race (Chair & Registered Contact), Baroness Verma (Vice Chair), Baroness Blower (Vice Chair), Peter Lamb (Vice Chair)