← 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.
APPG Secretariat · Lobby firm dossier
Friends, Families and Travellers
https://www.gypsy-traveller.org/ ↗APPGs operated
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MP officers
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- All-Party Parliamentary Group for Gypsies, Travellers and RomaSubject Group
To provide a forum for parliamentarians concerned about issues facing Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities and seek to address these issues and challenge inequalities.
Officered by: Mary Kelly Foy (Chair & Registered Contact), Baroness Whitaker (Co-Chair), Sarah Dyke (Vice Chair), Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Honorary President)Paid by: Friends, Families and Travellers (£33,001-34,500)