← 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.
APPG Secretariat · Lobby firm dossier
Make Votes Matter and Unlock Democracy jointly act as the group's secretariat.
https://makevotesmatter.org.uk/andhttps://unlockdemocracy.org.uk/ ↗APPGs operated
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lobby groups inside Westminster
MP officers
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across all groups run
Registered funders
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paying entries on the APPG register
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- All-Party Parliamentary Group for Fair ElectionsSubject Group
To enhance the integrity of UK democracy by: replacing First Past the Post with a proportional electoral system; eliminating dark money and undemocratic influence from politics; countering disinformation in public discourse. The APPG's goal is to deliver clean and fair elections where all votes count.
Officered by: Alex Sobel (Chair & Registered Contact), Lisa Smart (Officer), Dr Ellie Chowns (Officer), Lord Balfe (Officer)Paid by: Fair Vote (£9,001-10,500), Make Votes Matter (£9,001-10,500), Labour for a New Democracy (£9,001-10,500), Make Votes Matter (£46,501-48,000), Unlock Democracy (£46,501-48,000)