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 Pro-Life GroupSubject Group
To provide a forum for discussion of pro-life issues including abortion, euthanasia and research upon the human embryo.
Officered by: Carla Lockhart (Chair & Registered Contact), Baroness Eaton (Co-Chair), Sir Desmond Swayne (Officer), Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick (Officer)