REGISTER OF LOBBYISTS

Early day motion 563, tabled 26 January 2009 by Gordon Prentice (Labour). Signed by 166 members.

That this House notes with approval the recent Report of the Public Administration Select Committee on lobbying which calls for a mandatory register of lobbying activity provided for in statute, independently managed and enforced, and which would include information provided by both lobbyists and those being lobbied; and calls on the Government to bring forward the necessary legislation as a matter of urgency.

Signatures by party: Labour 102, Liberal Democrat 44, Conservative 5, Independent 4, DUP 3, Plaid Cymru 2, Scottish National Party 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Independent Labour 1, UUP 1.