Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will widen the scope of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 to (a) include in-house lobbyists and (b) ensure that meetings with individuals from major internationals are required to be registered.
The Government is committed to transparency in lobbying. The Transparency of Lobbying Act 2014 complements the existing framework of industry-led regulation such as subscription to industry codes of conduct, and the publication of information about ministerial meetings. The Government has no plans to expand the remit of the Registrar or her office.