Submitted on Tuesday 13th April 2021
Rejected on Friday 23rd April 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Investigate the lobbying of government ministers
Set up an all-party group to investigate private lobbying of government ministers and make recommendations for reform of the lobbying process.
Professional lobbyists are people whose business is trying to influence legislation, regulation, or other government decisions, actions, or policies on behalf of a group or individual who hires them. This is essentially an undemocratic process that benefits a powerful and wealthy elite by attempting to influence individuals who have been elected to make decisions that benefit the country as a whole. There must be an urgent reform of the lobbying process by a 'non-political' body that includes representatives from the main political parties, business and the general public.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Since you started your petition the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry into the effectiveness of rules to prevent conflicts of interest and regulation of access by current and former politicians and officials. You can find out more about this inquiry here: committees.parliament.uk/work/1192/propriety-of-governance-in-light-of-greensill/
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