← 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
Solidarity Consulting
https://solidarityconsulting.org.uk/ ↗APPGs operated
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- Drugs, Alcohol and Justice All-Party Parliamentary GroupSubject Group
To provide a policy forum for frontline drug and alcohol treatment sector providers and interested parliamentarians with a focus on evidence-based harm reduction, treatment and recovery. We believe in evidence, not prejudice, in policy - and treatment, not punishment, in practice.
Officered by: Grahame Morris (Chair & Registered Contact), Rachael Maskell (Vice Chair), John McDonnell (Vice Chair), Lord Balfe (Vice Chair)Paid by: Solidarity Consulting (£9,001-10,500)