← All secretariatsA 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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National Autistic Society
http://www.autism.org.uk/ ↗APPGs operated
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lobby groups inside Westminster
MP officers
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paying entries on the APPG register
APPGs operated · 1
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on AutismSubject Group
To raise awareness of issues affecting autistic people, their families and carers; to raise parliamentary awareness of autism; to campaign for changes to government policy to benefit autistic people and improve diagnosis or support for autistic people.
Officered by: Alison Hume (Chair & Registered Contact), Cat Eccles (Vice Chair), Baroness Browning (Officer), Lord Touhig (Officer)Paid by: National Autistic Society (£12,001-13,500)