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 Global Health and SecuritySubject Group
To unite APPGs focused on various aspects of global health to share learnings, undertake research and to make recommendations that safeguard investment in health as a cornerstone of global security and development.
Officered by: Dr Beccy Cooper (Chair & Registered Contact), Dr Lauren Sullivan (Vice Chair), Baroness Sugg (Vice Chair), Lord Oates (Vice Chair)