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 Crypto and Digital AssetsSubject Group
To provide a forum for parliamentarians to discuss the challenges and opportunities relating to the growth and competitiveness of the crypto and digital assets sector and to explore the need for future regulation.
Officered by: Gurinder Singh Josan (Chair & Registered Contact), Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Co-Chair), Lord McNicol of West Kilbride (Officer), Dame Karen Bradley (Officer)