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 Digital Regulation and ResponsibilitySubject Group
The APPG is a generative space for parliamentary discussions about policy relating to technology and society. Through a cross-party approach we seek to ensure robust enforcement of existing legislation and enhance new policy throughout the legislative process through discussions with world-leading experts.
Officered by: Baroness Kidron (Deputy Chair), Sir Jeremy Wright (Vice Chair), Lord Clement-Jones (Vice Chair)