← 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.
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Keep Britain Tidy
https://www.keepbritaintidy.org ↗APPGs operated
2
lobby groups inside Westminster
MP officers
8
across all groups run
Registered funders
2
paying entries on the APPG register
APPGs operated · 2
- Parks and Green Spaces All-Party Parliamentary GroupSubject Group
To address the most urgent issues affecting our parks and green spaces, including but not limited to funding, skills, equality of access and provision, climate change, biodiversity and the impact they have on the nation’s health and wellbeing.
Officered by: Afzal Khan (Chair & Registered Contact), Lord Blencathra (Vice Chair), Vikki Slade (Vice Chair), Baroness Thornton (Vice Chair)Paid by: Keep Britain Tidy (£4,501-6,000) - Tidy Britain All-Party Parliamentary GroupSubject Group
To highlight issues related to local environmental quality, including littering, pollution and flytipping, and their detrimental impact on communities; to raise these issues on the parliamentary agenda; to provide a forum for parliamentarians and advocates of local environmental quality; and to highlight the work of volunteer litter-picking groups and individuals.
Officered by: Kim Leadbeater (Chair & Registered Contact), Baroness Coffey (Vice Chair), Claire Young (Vice Chair), Terry Jermy (Vice Chair)Paid by: Keep Britain Tidy (£4,501-6,000)