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 Global DeforestationSubject Group
To provide a cross-party forum to discuss and promote greater awareness of the impacts of global deforestation, for communities, the climate, for nature and human rights. The APPG will consider the UK’s role in contributing to global deforestation, as well as considering UK and international approaches to addressing global deforestation.
Officered by: Alex Sobel (Chair & Registered Contact), Pippa Heylings (Co-Chair), Baroness Boycott (Officer), Lord Randall of Uxbridge (Officer)