← 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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Play England
https://www.playengland.org.uk/ ↗APPGs operated
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- All-Party Parliamentary Group on PlaySubject Group
The APPG on Play is a cross-party group of Members of Parliament and the House of Lords committed to championing every child’s right to play by promoting its value, protecting time and space, and building acceptance across society. The group will advocate for a new National Play Strategy and play sufficiency legislation to ensure all children, in every community, have the freedom and opportunity to play every day.
Officered by: Tom Hayes (Chair & Registered Contact), Lord Howard of Rising (Vice Chair), Vikki Slade (Vice Chair), Natasha Irons (Vice Chair)