REGISTER OF LOBBYISTS

Early day motion 222, tabled 18 June 2012 by Kelvin Hopkins (Labour). Signed by 124 members.

That this House notes the damage to public trust from repeated lobbying controversies; welcomes the Government's commitment to introduce a statutory register of lobbyists; believes that such a register must include all lobbyists, in-house and agency, commercial and non-profit above a minimum threshold; notes that, to be meaningful such a register must require lobbyists to register who is lobbying whom, what they are lobbying for, and a good faith estimate of money spent on lobbying; and calls on the Government to bring forward a robust statutory register of lobbyists within this session.

Signatures by party: Labour 76, Liberal Democrat 29, DUP 4, Conservative 3, Plaid Cymru 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Scottish National Party 2, Alliance 1, Green 1, Independent 1, Respect 1.