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 Cyber InnovationSubject Group
To provide a forum for discussion of ideas, solutions and policies to unlock innovation, growth, and diversity in the cyber sector. The APPG brings together parliamentarians, industry professionals, academia, media and civil society to facilitate mutual learning, change perceptions and develop new and innovative policy recommendations.