The Public Affairs Company and North Star Public Affairs jointly act as the group's secretariat.

APPGs operated

1

lobby groups inside Westminster

MP officers

2

across all groups run

Registered funders

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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 Yorkshire and Northern LincolnshireSubject Group
To bring MPs and Peers of all parties together with key leaders - those in local government, the private sector and social enterprise - to help maximise future investment in the region for the benefit of all local communities and economies.
Officered by: Mark Sewards (Chair & Registered Contact), Alison Hume (Vice Chair), Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate (Vice Chair), Lord Mohammed of Tinsley (Vice Chair)
Paid by: Yorkshire Leaders Board