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 Local MarketsSubject Group
To provide a conduit for the markets industry to advance the case for markets and to raise issues about their welfare. It provides a forum for discussions about policy, strategy and operational issues recognising the role of markets and market trading in retail, tourism, employment, hospitality, and leisure sectors.
Officered by: Julia Buckley (Chair & Registered Contact), Lord McLoughlin (Vice Chair), Ann Davies (Vice Chair), Lord Goddard of Stockport (Vice Chair)