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 Eye Health and Visual ImpairmentSubject Group
A forum for parliamentarians to be informed and discuss challenges and opportunities within eye health and issues facing people living with sight loss. To also build the understanding of parliamentarians and civil society to support their effective advocacy and scrutiny of relevant UK government departments.