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 UK SpiritsSubject Group
To promote understanding of the value of the spirits sector to the UK economy and wider society; boost awareness of the economic, cultural, and community benefits of the UK spirits trade; support members of the iconic spirits industry, including the vital network of SME distillers driving innovation and local growth; and to introduce parliamentarians to trade representatives and distillers from their constituencies.