Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 77859

Lobbying: VAT

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 review the VAT threshold exemption under the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014.

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds
The 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.