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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Broadcasting, Entertainment and Arts Unions All-Party Parliamentary GroupSubject Group
The Group will be an active voice for all those working in the sector and for protecting the livelihoods of UK creatives. Supported by the BEAU - the Broadcasting, Entertainment and the Arts Unions: BECTU (Prospect); Equity, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ); the Musicians Union (MU) and the Writers Guild of Great Britain.
Officered by: Claire Hanna (Chair & Registered Contact), Kim Johnson (Vice Chair), Greg Smith (Vice Chair), Baroness Harding of Winscombe (Vice Chair)