I share the hon. Gentleman's concern for transparency, and I am sure that a number of the cases to which he has alluded are regrettable or wrong. However, we must not besmirch the names of many people who work in the public affairs sector. I used to work in the related public relations sector. I hosted a reception for B&Q the other day in Parliament and many Members turned up, and I dealt with a public affairs company hired by B&Q for that purpose. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that—it wanted to get the message to parliamentarians about its excellent community work. What is wrong with that?
Parliamentary Lobbying
Proceeding contribution from
Margot James
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 2 November 2011.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Parliamentary Lobbying.
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