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 Media FreedomSubject Group
To promote media freedom in countries around the world and to strengthen the protection of journalists.
Officered by: Sir John Whittingdale (Chair & Registered Contact), Tony Vaughan (Vice Chair), Lord Black of Brentwood (Vice Chair), Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Vice Chair)