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Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill

On a need-to-know basis, I agree with what the hon. Gentleman is saying. I do not wish to use tortuous means to obtain correspondence from someone who says

“I would prefer for my email not to be sent to the MPs” ,

or, in my case, to a solicitor fighting against a proposal. I am happy for the hon. Gentleman to see my report, because I was trying to find out what lobbying was going on. We should be able to know what is happening. I have no problem with lobbying—it is not a dark art—but I have a problem with things that are being concealed.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
567 c743 
Session
2013-14
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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