RSPCA

APPGs operated

1

lobby groups inside Westminster

MP officers

4

across all groups run

Registered funders

1

paying entries on the APPG register

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.

APPGs operated · 1

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Animal WelfareSubject Group
To advocate for improvements to animal welfare through policy, legislation and best practice.
Officered by: Dr Neil Hudson (Chair & Registered Contact), Lord Trees (Co-Chair), Dr Danny Chambers (Vice Chair), Irene Campbell (Vice Chair)
Paid by: RSPCA (£18,001-19,500)
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