The People's Chamber
ISSUE 78
JUN 5-11, 2026
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APPG Secretariat · Lobby firm dossier

University of Birmingham, Birmingham Plastics Network

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/centres-institutes/birmingham-plastics-network
APPGs operated
1
lobby groups inside Westminster
MP officers
3
across all groups run
Registered funders
0
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 on Sustainable PlasticsSubject Group

    To further evidence-based discussions regarding the positive and negative impacts of plastics across their full life-cycle, and influence policy towards achieving a sustainable future, and circular economy, for plastics.

    Officered by: Laurence Turner (Chair & Registered Contact), Earl Russell (Co-Chair), Andrew Cooper (Officer), The Earl of Leicester (Officer)