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 for Water Safety EducationSubject Group
To champion water safety education in Parliament. The APPG’s purpose is to work with external stakeholders and use data insights to help secure class-based water safety on the English National Curriculum and broaden access to water safety education across the UK.