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

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APPGs operated
6
lobby groups inside Westminster
MP officers
15
across all groups run
Registered funders
6
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 · 6

  • All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive and Accessible TechnologySubject Group

    To disseminate knowledge, generate debate and facilitate engagement on assistive and accessible technology amongst members of both Houses of Parliament.

    Officered by: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Chair & Registered Contact), Sadik Al-Hassan (Officer), Lord Shinkwin (Officer), Lord Low of Dalston (Officer)
    Paid by: Policy Connect (£120,001-121,500)
  • All-Party Parliamentary Group for Data and Emerging TechnologiesSubject Group

    To disseminate knowledge, generate debate and facilitate engagement on data and emerging technologies amongst Members of both Houses of Parliament. To connect with business, academia and civil society to promote better policy making on data and emerging technologies.

    Officered by: Daniel Zeichner (Chair & Registered Contact), Tristan Osborne (Officer), Lord Holmes of Richmond (Officer), Baroness Uddin (Officer)
    Paid by: Policy Connect (£37,501-39,000)
  • All-Party Parliamentary Health GroupSubject Group

    To provide a cross-party forum that brings together parliamentarians and senior health leaders to discuss key issues on the NHS, health reform and future trends.

    Officered by: Dr Simon Opher (Chair & Registered Contact), Kevin McKenna (Officer), Baroness Browning (Officer), Baroness Watkins of Tavistock (Officer)
    Paid by: Policy Connect (£100,501-102,000)
  • All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing GroupSubject Group

    To encourage the exchange of knowledge and understanding between Parliament and the UK's diverse manufacturing industries, helping to raise the profile of manufacturing both inside and outside Parliament.

    Officered by: Bill Esterson (Chair & Registered Contact), Lord Bilimoria (Officer), Antonia Bance (Officer), Sir John Hayes (Officer)
    Paid by: Policy Connect (£43,501-45,000)
  • All-Party Parliamentary Group for Skills, Careers and EmploymentSubject Group

    The APPG is devoted to raising the profile and status of skills, careers and employment policy in the UK. It brings together Parliament, employers, and the skills sector to develop effective skills policy as a central means of personal and economic development for the 21st Century.

    Officered by: Lauren Edwards (Chair & Registered Contact), Sir John Hayes (Co-Chair), Lord Norton of Louth (Officer), Baroness Garden of Frognal (Officer)
    Paid by: Policy Connect (£39,001-40,500)
  • All-Party Parliamentary Group for Sustainable ResourcesSubject Group

    To bring together parliamentarians and senior sustainability leaders to discuss key issues on waste management, the circular economy and future trends.

    Officered by: Tristan Osborne (Chair & Registered Contact), Kevin McKenna (Officer), Lord Duncan of Springbank (Officer), Lord Teverson (Officer)
    Paid by: Policy Connect (£21,001-22,500)