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

Wychwood Consulting Ltd

https://www.wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk/ ↗
APPGs operated
3
lobby groups inside Westminster
MP officers
7
across all groups run
Registered funders
4
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 · 3

  • All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cyber Security and Business ResilienceSubject Group

    To be a forum for cyber security / business resilience briefings and discussion. To address developments in these sectors and techniques affecting consumers, business and their role in defence, the UK economy/society and the CNI. To examine security, identity, regulation and fraud. To raise awareness and understanding for non-specialists.

    Officered by: Feryal Clark (Chair & Registered Contact), Baroness Uddin (Officer), Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Officer)
    Paid by: Royal Holloway (£1,501-3,000), Wychwood Consulting Ltd (£19,501-21,000)
  • All-Party Parliamentary Group on Digital IdentitySubject Group

    To raise awareness of Digital ID issues by providing a forum for briefings and discussion. The group will address how Digital ID systems and techniques affect consumers and businesses and its role in the smooth working of the UK economy and society. The group will promote inclusion and understanding for non-specialists.

    Officered by: Dr Allison Gardner (Chair & Registered Contact), Baroness Uddin (Co-Chair), Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom (Officer), David Williams (Officer)
    Paid by: Wychwood Consulting Ltd is paid by Yoti Ltd to act as the group's secretariat (£4,501-6,000)
  • All-Party Parliamentary Group on Digital Markets and Digital MoneySubject Group

    The APPG covers the regulation of digital financial markets, regulated currencies (retail/wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC), Tokenised Deposits and Stablecoin), and all aspects of current and emerging forms of money and payment from cash to CBDCs. It will look at the development of the future UK/global payments landscape.

    Officered by: Dan Aldridge (Chair & Registered Contact), Lord Ranger of Northwood (Co-Chair), Lee Barron (Officer), Baroness Verma (Officer)
    Paid by: Wychwood Consulting Ltd (£18,001-19,500)