The People's Chamber
ISSUE 78
JUN 5-11, 2026
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APPG Secretariat · Lobby firm dossier

Ocklynge Consulting Ltd

APPGs operated
1
lobby groups inside Westminster
MP officers
4
across all groups run
Registered funders
11
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 Beer GroupSubject Group

    To promote understanding of the significant contribution of brewing and pubs to the UK economy and wider society, including their economic, social, cultural and historic importance, contribution to tourism, the social responsibility exercised by the sector, and also supporting the UK's brewing and pub sectors worldwide.

    Officered by: Tonia Antoniazzi (Chair & Registered Contact), Greg Smith (Vice Chair), Mr Andrew Snowden (Vice Chair), Pete Wishart (Vice Chair)
    Paid by: ABInBev, Stonegate, Diageo, SIBA, Molson Coors, Greene King +5 more