Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 906
Former Ministers: Lobbying
Tabled: 22 July 2024
Answered: 30 July 2024
Question
John Glen
Conservative — Salisbury
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to introduce a five year lobbying ban on Ministers and special advisers who leave Government.
Answer
Nick Thomas-SymondsThe government has committed to reviewing and updating the post-government employment rules. This will include restrictions on ministers lobbying for the companies they used to regulate, with meaningful sanctions for breaching the rules.