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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Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support All-Party Parliamentary GroupSubject Group
To acknowledge the challenges faced by UK taxpayers excluded from government financial support during the Covid-19 pandemic, to address the failings of past provisions, and to develop equitable solutions ensuring no one is excluded from support in future crises.