← All secretariatsA 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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Royal College of Midwives
https://rcm.org.uk/ ↗APPGs operated
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APPGs operated · 1
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on MaternitySubject Group
To raise awareness of the value of maternity services to the health and wellbeing of women and babies as well as to a wider society, and to identify and push for improvements across the entire maternity pathway, specifically including making birth safer and the elimination of inequalities.
Officered by: Michelle Welsh (Chair & Registered Contact), Dr Danny Chambers (Officer), Baroness Wyld (Officer), Michael Payne (Officer)