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 Fairgrounds and CircusesSubject Group
To foster the interests and traditions of Fairgrounds and Circuses throughout the United Kingdom; to progress greater understanding, appreciation and protection of their artforms, also their contribution culturally and economically to 21st Century Britain; to encourage Parliamentary support for the artforms in their navigating legislation at all levels.