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 for Post OfficesSubject Group
To champion the Post Office network, raise awareness of the challenges, threats and opportunities, and to help shape government policy, by promoting a healthy and sustainable service, which can continue to provide postal, financial and social inclusion for all communities throughout the United Kingdom.