Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 77863
Lobbying: Registration
Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 13 October 2025
Question
Rachel Blake
Labour (Co-op) — Cities of London and Westminster
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to consult on extending the definition of those who can be lobbied to trigger registration to include (a) Members of Parliament, (b) peers, (c) senior civil servants and (d) special adviser
Answer
Nick Thomas-SymondsThe Government continues to keep transparency around lobbying under review, and will factor into consideration any relevant international comparators, and PACAC's post-legislative scrutiny of the 2014 Lobbying Act, as any policy reforms are considered.