Transform Drug Policy Foundation

APPGs operated

1

lobby groups inside Westminster

MP officers

3

across all groups run

Registered funders

1

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 for Drug Policy ReformSubject Group
The APPG promotes evidence-based drug policy and harm reduction, providing discussions on the effectiveness of current policy, potential reforms and measures to reduce drug-related harms.
Officered by: Jeff Smith (Chair & Registered Contact), Baroness Debbonaire (Officer), Lord Norton of Louth (Officer), Charlotte Nichols (Officer)
Paid by: APPG for Drug Policy Reform in the previous Parliament