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 FisheriesSubject Group
The APPG aims to support and promote a sustainable and thriving UK fishing industry in Parliament and encourage discussion, debate and learning around key questions for the future of the fishing industry, processing sector, coastal communities and the marine environment.