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 UNESCO World Heritage SitesSubject Group
The APPG seeks to grow support and recognition for British World Heritage Sites (WHS) and the grassroots organisations managing them; develop WHS as assets for soft power by sharing good practice internationally; articulate the significance and benefits of WHS, particularly lesser-known ones domestically and globally, in achieving balanced economic growth.