All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group
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The remit of the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group (APPSSG) is to “highlight the concerns of the smaller retailer (as distinct from large multiples) and to draw attention to their social as well as economic role.”1
Background
Ruth George, the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for High Peak in Derbyshire, was appointed Chair of the APPSSG in November 2017.2
Former APPSSG Chairs have included Priti Patel (who lobbied as Chair against plain packaging), Jim Dowd3, and Simon Danczuk.4
Relationship with the Tobacco Industry
The Secretariat of the APPSSG is jointly run by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) and the National Federation of Retail Newsagents, which both receive or have received tobacco industry funding.56
TobaccoTactics Resources
- Priti Patel
- Simon Danczuk
- Association of Convenience Stores
- National Federation of Retail Newsagents
- Plain Packaging
- Plain Packaging in the UK
- Lobbying Decision Makers
- Other All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) with tobacco industry links:
* All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Vaping (E-Cigarettes)