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 on Hong KongCountry, Area or Region Group
To uphold Britain’s commitment to Hongkongers in Joint Declaration; honour the ties between the UK and Hong Kong; defend freedom and human rights in Hong Kong; and support the social integration of BN(O) community resettled in the UK.
Officered by: Emily Darlington (Chair & Registered Contact), Lord Alton of Liverpool (Vice Chair), Lord Shinkwin (Vice Chair), Bobby Dean (Vice Chair)