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 Conflict Prevention, Conflict Resolution and PeacebuildingSubject Group
The APPG will provide a forum for the discussion and analysis of conflict prevention, conflict resolution and peacebuilding, both in specific conflicts and globally; and to build cross-party consensus around effective approaches and the need for strategic prioritisation of conflict prevention.
Officered by: Alex Ballinger (Chair & Registered Contact), Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale (Co-Chair), Baroness Hodgson of Abinger (Vice Chair), Helen Maguire (Officer)
Paid by: Mercy Corps (£15,001-16,500), Search For Common Ground (£15,001-16,500)