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 InfrastructureSubject Group
To highlights the importance of economic infrastructure in the UK amongst parliamentarians, government and industry.
Officered by: Mike Reader (Chair & Registered Contact), Baroness Young of Old Scone (Officer), Lord Gascoigne (Officer), Luke Taylor (Officer)
Paid by: Institution of Civil Engineers (£22,501-24,000)