Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 14171

Arms Length Bodies: Lobbying

Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 2 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Joe Robertson

ConservativeIsle of Wight East

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department monitors compliance by arm's length bodies with Cabinet Office guidance on the use of public funds for lobbying.

Answer

Anna Turley
The Cabinet Office sets standards for public bodies, including the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies, which states that it is an improper use of public funds for public bodies to employ consultants or other companies to lobby Parliament, ...

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