University of Hertfordshire (Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences Department)

APPGs operated

1

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

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 Emerging Drugs and Online Behavioral TrendsSubject Group
This APPG addresses the growing threat posed by emerging drug trends, including highly potent synthetic cannabinoids and opioids, such as fentanyl and its derivatives; prescription drug misuse, and the unregulated market of fitness supplements proliferating across the web and dark web.
Officered by: Dr Caroline Johnson (Chair & Registered Contact), Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Co-Chair), Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill (Vice Chair), Darren Paffey (Officer)
Paid by: University of Hertfordshire (Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences Department) (£3,001-4,500)
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