← 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.
APPG Secretariat · Lobby firm dossier
Royal Mencap Society
https://www.mencap.org.uk/ ↗APPGs operated
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lobby groups inside Westminster
MP officers
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across all groups run
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paying entries on the APPG register
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- All-Party Parliamentary Group on Learning DisabilitySubject Group
To explore the issues faced by people with a learning disability and by their families. The group explores the key issues of the day, across areas including health, social care, education, employment and benefits.
Officered by: Jen Craft (Chair & Registered Contact), Baroness Hollins (Officer), Cameron Thomas (Officer), Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest (Officer)Paid by: Royal Mencap Society (£9,001-10,500)