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 Christianity in the Holy LandSubject Group
To promote the heritage and contemporary role of Christianity in the Holy Land and the Christian contribution to peace in its birthplace.
Officered by: Rebecca Smith (Chair & Registered Contact), Cat Smith (Vice Chair), Sir Edward Leigh (Vice Chair), The Lord Bishop of Southwark (Vice Chair)