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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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene All-Party Parliamentary GroupSubject Group
To raise awareness within parliament and government of the impact that a lack of water, sanitation and hygiene has on the lives of people around the world, and the governments obligation to help meet the Sustainable Development Goal on water and sanitation.
Officered by: Lee Pitcher (Chair & Registered Contact), Lord Leigh of Hurley (Vice Chair), Brian Mathew (Vice Chair), Dr Rupa Huq (Vice Chair)