Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 116157

Arms Length Bodies: Lobbying

Tabled: 26 February 2026

Answered: 9 March 2026

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will issue guidance to Arm’s Length Bodies on stopping the recruitment of Government Relations Advisers to influence central government bodies.

Answer

Anna Turley

The Cabinet Office does not issue specific guidance on this matter and does not intend to do so. However, Section 4.1 of the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies states that ‘it will always be an improper use of public funds for public bodie...

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