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Investigate the lobbying of government ministers

Submitted on Tuesday 13th April 2021

Rejected on Friday 23rd April 2021

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)

Petition Action

Investigate the lobbying of government ministers

Petition Details

Set up an all-party group to investigate private lobbying of government ministers and make recommendations for reform of the lobbying process.

Additional Information

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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This petition was rejected

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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