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 Visual Arts and ArtistsSubject Group
To advance the understanding of how visual artists carry out their practice and develop their careers, promote the value artists and the visual arts bring to society and the UK economy, and to foster an environment in the UK in which the visual arts sector can flourish.
Officered by: Cat Eccles (Chair & Registered Contact), Manuela Perteghella (Officer), Lord Bassam of Brighton (Officer), Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Officer)
Paid by: Design and Artists Copyright Society (£3,001-4,500)