Swim England

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 SwimmingSubject Group
To promote swimming and other aquatic disciplines and to highlight the importance of swimming and water safety in schools.
Officered by: Mr Jonathan Brash (Chair & Registered Contact), Lord Bethell (Vice Chair), Lord Cryer (Vice Chair), Catherine West (Vice Chair)
Paid by: Swim England (£3,001-4,500)