East Midlands Councils

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 the East MidlandsSubject Group
Taking advantage of the benefits of the devolution agenda, the East Midlands APPG intends to support a cross-party approach by MPs and Peers, to promote common priorities. and address challenges of growth, infrastructure, flood mitigation and investment.
Officered by: James Naish (Chair & Registered Contact), Jonathan Davies (Vice Chair), Lord McLoughlin (Vice Chair), Baroness Verma (Vice Chair)
Paid by: East Midlands Councils (£28,501-30,000)
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