The People's Chamber
ISSUE 78
JUN 5-11, 2026
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APPG Secretariat · Lobby firm dossier

Deal Me Out

https://www.dealmeout.org/
APPGs operated
1
lobby groups inside Westminster
MP officers
4
across all groups run
Registered funders
1
paying entries on the APPG register
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.

APPGs operated · 1

  • All-Party Parliamentary Group for Action Against Illegal GamblingSubject Group

    To address the growing threat of the unregulated illegal gambling market in the United Kingdom. We will investigate the scale of the illegal gambling market; raise awareness of the risks it poses to customers, the economy and society; and advocate for robust measures to tackle its growth.

    Officered by: Anneliese Midgley (Chair & Registered Contact), Esther McVey (Vice Chair), Neil Coyle (Vice Chair), Lord Watts (Treasurer)
    Paid by: Deal Me Out4,501-6,000)