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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Football All-Party Parliamentary GroupSubject Group
To hold meetings for parliamentarians about football issues and raise matters of importance with the football authorities.
Officered by: Mr Clive Betts (Chair & Registered Contact), Baroness Taylor of Bolton (Vice Chair), Marsha De Cordova (Vice Chair), Lord Evans of Rainow (Vice Chair)