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
Iraq All-Party Parliamentary GroupCountry, Area or Region Group
To develop friendship and understanding between Iraq and the UK, and to promote mutually beneficial economic, social and political aims.
Officered by: Sadik Al-Hassan (Chair & Registered Contact), Sir Gavin Williamson (Vice Chair), Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Officer), Lord Glasman (Officer)