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 Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UKSubject Group
To promote awareness and understanding in Parliament of a range of issues relating to women’s reproductive health across the life course.
Officered by: Dr Rupa Huq (Chair & Registered Contact), Baroness Barker (Co-Chair), Maya Ellis (Vice Chair), Baroness Sugg (Vice Chair)
Paid by: College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (formerly the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare) (£55,501-57,000)