Member

There have been examples in the past of Governments of all colours claiming that they have consulted widely, usually via trade associations claiming to represent more stakeholders than they actually do, leading to some stakeholders being ignored. I spent 14 years in the European Parliament, often speaking to trade associations that claimed to represent more people than they did. Often, we found that the smaller people without compliance departments, lobbyists or legal representatives felt that they were ignored in these consultations.