← 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
Healthcomms Consulting Ltd
https://www.healthcommsconsulting.co.uk/ ↗APPGs operated
2
lobby groups inside Westminster
MP officers
7
across all groups run
Registered funders
2
paying entries on the APPG register
APPGs operated · 2
- Adult Social Care All-Party Parliamentary GroupSubject Group
To be part of the solution for finding a sustainable social care model; build a positive cross-party vision for the future for social care; unlock Parliament to the social care sector, and open the doors of social care to local MPs; be led by lived experience and championed by parliamentarians.
Officered by: Sojan Joseph (Chair & Registered Contact), Tom Gordon (Officer), Gregory Stafford (Officer), Mohammad Yasin (Officer)Paid by: Healthcomms Consulting Ltd (part of the PLMR Group) (£67,501-69,000) - All-Party Parliamentary Group on ObesitySubject Group
To generate a public policy environment where obesity is recognised and prioritised; hold government to account for the delivery of an obesity strategy; call for joined up commissioning that addresses obesity and delivers value for money; and use parliamentary means to provide focus across key elements of the pathway.
Officered by: Mary Glindon (Chair & Registered Contact), Yasmin Qureshi (Officer), Baroness Walmsley (Officer), Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Officer)Paid by: Healthcomms Consulting Ltd (£67,501-69,000)