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Lobbying and Paid Advocacy

Secondary information

Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

508 c25-37 

Session

2009-10

Department

Leader of the House of Commons

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber

Proceeding contributions

Baroness Harman | 508 c25-6 (Link to this contribution) With permission, Mr. Speaker, I would like to make a statement about paid advocacy and lobbying. The...

Gordon Prentice | 508 c34 (Link to this contribution) We on this side of the House are all scandalised by the behaviour of the Member for North Tyneside (...

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Baroness Harman | 508 c34 (Link to this contribution) We will put the mandatory register proposal in our manifesto, and we hope that all parties support i...

Elfyn Llwyd | 508 c33 (Link to this contribution) The Leader of the House has sought many times today to reassure the House that the individuals invol...

Baroness Harman | 508 c34 (Link to this contribution) If there is any evidence of criminal wrongdoing, that is something that the police will decide indep...

Baroness Harman | 508 c33 (Link to this contribution) I sympathise with my hon. Friend's sentiments, and he and I have discussed this on many occasions. I...

Brooks Newmark | 508 c34 (Link to this contribution) Can the Leader of the House say whether the Prime Minister spoke to the Cabinet Secretary or even th...

Baroness Harman | 508 c35 (Link to this contribution) The Prime Minister today sought the Cabinet Secretary's assurance that Departments had looked into t...

Lord Young of Cookham | 508 c26-8 (Link to this contribution) I thank the right hon. and learned Lady for an advance copy of her statement. However, it leaves a n...

Peter Bone | 508 c31 (Link to this contribution) So you are not interested then?

Baroness Harman | 508 c28-9 (Link to this contribution) The shadow Leader of the House referred to the "cab for hire" quote. I think I can say on behalf of ...

Peter Tapsell | 508 c32 (Link to this contribution) Despite the seriousness of the allegations levelled against the Privy Counsellors, does the Leader o...

Baroness Harman | 508 c32 (Link to this contribution) Mr. Blair is a private citizen who is entitled to do whatever is within the law. That is not a respo...

Justine Greening | 508 c32 (Link to this contribution) Why does it always take a crisis before the Government ever take any action on preserving the integr...

Colin Burgon | 508 c33 (Link to this contribution) Is the Leader of the House aware of the revulsion that is felt by many Labour MPs about the attitude...

Peter Bone | 508 c33 (Link to this contribution) Are we not seeing a tired, worn-out Government who are mired in sleaze? We cannot go on like this; i...

Baroness Harman | 508 c33 (Link to this contribution) I strongly refute the allegation that there has been any impropriety on behalf of Ministers. I have ...

Baroness Harman | 508 c36 (Link to this contribution) For those hon. Members who are standing for re-election, it is their constituents who will decide wh...

Baroness Harman | 508 c37 (Link to this contribution) The Prime Minister sought assurances and received those assurances, but, obviously, permanent secret...

Mark Pritchard | 508 c37 (Link to this contribution) Can the Leader of the House inform hon. Members whether the Prime Minister spoke to the Transport Se...

Baroness Harman | 508 c36 (Link to this contribution) I think that any money that is paid to Members for what they do inside or, indeed, outside the House...

John Hemming | 508 c36 (Link to this contribution) A few years ago a lobbyist offered me a sum of money to make a speech in support of redundancies at ...

Baroness Harman | 508 c37 (Link to this contribution) It is an unusual accusation—that I have been precise in the imprecision of my words. I have simply t...

Shailesh Vara | 508 c37 (Link to this contribution) The Leader of the House has been very precise in her choice of words. She said that the civil servan...

Baroness Harman | 508 c37 (Link to this contribution) No, but I do think that it is time for the tough rules that we have to be swiftly and effectively en...

Bob Spink | 508 c37 (Link to this contribution) This is another low ebb for the House—as bad as cash for questions and 1997. Does the Leader of the ...

Baroness Harman | 508 c34 (Link to this contribution) Briefings are not given to former Ministers unless they have a particular responsibility to carry ou...

Baroness Harman | 508 c34 (Link to this contribution) The Digital Economy Bill is of great concern not just to lobbyists, but to consumers and providers o...

John Grogan | 508 c34 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord Whitty recently attacked the influence of lobbying companies representing producer in...

Baroness Harman | 508 c35 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State for Transport has answered questions on precisely that issue in the House of ...

Lord Robathan | 508 c35 (Link to this contribution) In her statement the Leader of the House said that partially to avoid "any inappropriate or undue in...

Baroness Harman | 508 c35 (Link to this contribution) I will have to write to the hon. Gentleman about the situation in relation to the Prime Minister's d...

Viscount Hailsham | 508 c36 (Link to this contribution) The right hon. and learned Lady will know that I am a practising barrister. I have always declared t...

Mark Field | 508 c35 (Link to this contribution) Given that the apparent defence of the right hon. Member for North Tyneside (Mr. Byers) to these ver...

Baroness Harman | 508 c35 (Link to this contribution) The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards will be investigating the conduct of the right hon. Mem...

Bernard Jenkin | 508 c35 (Link to this contribution) Did Lord Adonis inform the permanent secretary as soon as he had been approached by the right hon. M...

Andrew Mackinlay | 508 c36 (Link to this contribution) May I reiterate to my right hon. and learned Friend that the overwhelming majority of constituents a...

Baroness Harman | 508 c36 (Link to this contribution) I think that that would count as paid advocacy. No one can be paid for taking a particular action in...

Baroness Harman | 508 c30-1 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman says that we are taking action after the event. I have set out the action that we...

Baroness Harman | 508 c31-2 (Link to this contribution) I certainly do. I think that I have made my views on this known to the House on a number of occasion...

David Winnick | 508 c31 (Link to this contribution) Although I recognise the steps that have already been taken and what my right hon. and learned Frien...

Speaker | 508 c31 (Link to this contribution) Order. No fewer than 21 hon. and right hon. Members are seeking to catch my eye. Accommodating all o...

Baroness Harman | 508 c32 (Link to this contribution) I agree with the sentiments of my hon. Friend, and I think that important steps forward were taken b...

Baroness Harman | 508 c33 (Link to this contribution) If my hon. Friend looks at the previous Register of Members' Interests, he will find that by far the...

Dennis Skinner | 508 c33 (Link to this contribution) Does my right hon. and learned Friend agree that, on many occasions over the past many years, I have...

David Heath | 508 c29-30 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Leader of the House for advance sight of her statement. However, I think it very unlikel...

Paul Flynn | 508 c32 (Link to this contribution) The Member in question is not the first man to indulge in boastful fantasies while talking to a youn...

Alistair Burt | 508 c34 (Link to this contribution) But on what terms are briefings given to former Secretaries of State about future Government policy?...

Baroness Harman | 508 c32 (Link to this contribution) I would respond to the hon. Lady's question in two ways. First, I do not want to have to reiterate t...

Subjects

Civil servants Department for Transport House of Commons Misconduct Payments Members Ministers Parliament Lobbying Committee on Standards and Privileges Byers, Stephen Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests Mawer, Philip

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