The People's Chamber
ISSUE 78
JUN 5-11, 2026
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APPG Secretariat · Lobby firm dossier

Mercy Corps and Search for Common Ground jointly act as the group's secretariat.

https://europe.mercycorps.org/andhttps://www.sfcg.org/
APPGs operated
1
lobby groups inside Westminster
MP officers
2
across all groups run
Registered funders
2
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 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 Corps15,001-16,500), Search For Common Ground15,001-16,500)