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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All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Intergenerational InquirySubject Group
The APPG bridges the generational divide by creating pathways into Westminster for young people, many of whom are currently disaffected, and guide them to contribute positively to policy and practice. Our parliamentary panels include lawyers, citizens, the medical profession. In this way young people, including students, experience participatory democracy.