← All secretariatsA 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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Disability Rights UK
https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/ ↗APPGs operated
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MP officers
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- All-Party Parliamentary Group on DisabilitySubject Group
A cross-party group of members of Parliament from both the commons and the lords. Focusing on the issues that affect all disabled people regardless of their disability, impairment, health condition or other protected characteristics.
Officered by: Marsha De Cordova (Chair & Registered Contact), Sir Julian Lewis (Officer), Steve Darling (Officer), Baroness Brown of Silvertown (Officer)Paid by: Disability Rights UK (£7,501-9,000)