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 Islamic and Ethical FinanceSubject Group
To highlight and improve areas of Islamic and ethical finance.
Officered by: Naz Shah (Chair & Registered Contact), Lord Alderdice (Officer), Baroness Mobarik (Officer), Ayoub Khan (Officer)