STATUTORY REGISTER OF LOBBYISTS

Early day motion 339, tabled 29 June 2010 by Kelvin Hopkins (Labour). Signed by 160 members.

That this House notes the commitment by the new coalition Government to establish a statutory register of lobbyists; recalls the personal commitment of the Deputy Prime Minister to introduce a statutory register; believes that such a register should be independently managed and enforced, that it should include information provided by both lobbyists and those being lobbied and provisions ensuring effective financial disclosure; and calls on the Government to bring forward the necessary legislation as a matter of urgency.

Signatures by party: Labour 104, Liberal Democrat 35, Conservative 10, DUP 2, Plaid Cymru 2, Scottish National Party 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Alliance 1, Green 1, Independent 1.