MS Society

APPGs operated

1

lobby groups inside Westminster

MP officers

3

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 for Multiple SclerosisSubject Group
To advocate on behalf of and alongside people affected by MS (Multiple Sclerosis) and to promote the interests of people in the MS community.
Officered by: Oliver Ryan (Chair & Registered Contact), Sean Woodcock (Vice Chair), Lord Dubs (Vice Chair), Lord Lamont of Lerwick (Vice Chair)
Paid by: MS Society (£6,001-7,500)