← All secretariatsA 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.
APPG Secretariat · Lobby firm dossier
UK BioIndustry Association, Association of Medical Research Charities, British Heart Foundation, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, British In Vitro Diagnostic Association, Academy of Medical Sciences, Cancer Research UK and Arthritis UK jointly act as the group's secretariat.
https://www.bioindustry.org/andhttps://www.amrc.org.uk/andhttps://www.bhf.org.uk/andhttps://www.abpi.org.uk/andhttps://www.bivda.org.uk/andhttps://acmedsci.ac.uk/andhttps://www.cancerresearchuk.org/andhttps://www.arthritis-uk.org/ ↗APPGs operated
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lobby groups inside Westminster
MP officers
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across all groups run
Registered funders
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paying entries on the APPG register
APPGs operated · 1
- All-Party Parliamentary Group for Life SciencesSubject Group
To raise awareness and understanding of the valuable contribution the life sciences sector provides to the health and wealth of the nation and the important role of charities, industry, and academies in supporting and funding medical research and commercialisation to the benefit of patients across the UK.
Officered by: Kit Malthouse (Chair & Registered Contact), Sadik Al-Hassan (Officer), Pippa Heylings (Officer), Baroness Morgan of Drefelin (Officer)Paid by: UK BioIndustry Association (£3,001-4,500), Association of Medical Research Charities (£1,501-3,000)