I apologise for interrupting the noble Lord but does he agree that the Permanent Secretary is probably almost the last civil servant to be lobbied in a controversial situation?
Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Williams of Crosby
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 22 October 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill.
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748 c979 
Session
2013-14
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2013-12-20 04:39:46 +0000
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