Luther Pendragon Ltd

APPGs operated

1

lobby groups inside Westminster

MP officers

4

across all groups run

Registered funders

1

paying entries on the APPG register

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.

APPGs operated · 1

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Intellectual PropertySubject Group
To debate and highlight the value of intellectual property and the importance of its promotion and protection. The Group meets several times a year on topical issues relating to intellectual property.
Officered by: Sir John Whittingdale (Chair & Registered Contact), Pete Wishart (Officer), Ruth Jones (Officer), Lord Clement-Jones (Officer)
Paid by: Luther Pendragon Ltd (£7,501-9,000)
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