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 for Performing Arts Education and TrainingSubject Group
To support parliamentarians in discussions relating to: appropriate training, education, assessment and professional practices across drama, dance and musical theatre; practitioners continuing professional development within the creative and cultural industries; wider benefits of engagement with the performing arts for students, practitioners and audiences.
Officered by: Jess Brown-Fuller (Chair & Registered Contact), Baroness Wilcox of Newport (Vice Chair), Vikki Slade (Vice Chair), Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Vice Chair)