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 Long CovidSubject Group
To work with like-minded MPs and organisations to research the prevalence of Long Covid; assess and request scientific research and medical inquiries; raise awareness of the profound impacts on millions of people worldwide; and outlining our asks to government.
Officered by: Jo Platt (Chair & Registered Contact), Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Officer), Lord Strasburger (Officer), Jodie Gosling (Officer)