The People's Chamber
ISSUE 78
JUN 5-11, 2026
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APPG Secretariat · Lobby firm dossier

The Parliamentary Christian Trust and the Bible Society (

https://www.biblesociety.org.uk/)jointly
APPGs operated
1
lobby groups inside Westminster
MP officers
4
across all groups run
Registered funders
11
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

  • Christians in Parliament All-Party Parliamentary GroupSubject Group

    To support Christians of all denominations and parties in their work in politics.

    Officered by: Tim Farron (Chair & Registered Contact), Marsha De Cordova (Officer), Rebecca Smith (Officer), Lord Farmer (Officer)
    Paid by: Lanier Theological Education Foundation, LICC Limited, World Vision UK, The Trussell Trust, OCCA - The Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics, CARE - Christian Action Research and Education +5 more