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

Redress

https://redress.org/
APPGs operated
1
lobby groups inside Westminster
MP officers
3
across all groups run
Registered funders
1
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 Group on Magnitsky Sanctions and ReparationSubject Group

    To raise the profile of human rights and anti-corruption sanctions within parliament, to examine specific situations where sanctions may be appropriate, and to consider changes to the operation of the UK’s Magnitsky Sanctions legislation to improve its efficiency and impact.

    Officered by: Sir Iain Duncan Smith (Chair & Registered Contact), Ms Marie Rimmer (Co-Chair), Phil Brickell (Vice Chair), Lord Austin of Dudley (Vice Chair)
    Paid by: Redress4,501-6,000)