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 Access to Medicines and Medical DevicesSubject Group
To examine and develop the appraisal, funding, adoption, provision, and equality of access to medicines and medical devices in the NHS in England.
Officered by: Danny Beales (Chair & Registered Contact), Iqbal Mohamed (Officer), Lord Lansley (Officer), Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick (Officer)