Petition · past parliament
Create a register of In-House Lobbyists and a public record of their activities.
Closed
42 signatures
What the petition asks
To ensure public interest is not drowned out by corporate spending, it should be transparent who is professionally engaged in attempting to influence Her Majesty's Government on behalf of entities that operate for profit.
Free and open access to government is an important matter of public interest. In order to make HMG more open and democratic, In-house Lobbyists should be required to disclose information about themselves and the subject matter of their lobbying to public office holders and the general public, as well as details of their oral and arranged communications with HMG. The system of registration of paid lobbyists should not impede free and open access to government.
Timeline
| 29 Jan 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Jul 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
42
Status
Closed
Opened
29 Jan 2016
Closed
29 Jul 2016
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