Transparency In Lobbying

EDM number 1637 in 2007-08, proposed by Michael Meacher on 22/05/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Central government, Companies and Parliament.

That this House notes the strong public cynicism about the influence of corporate lobbyists on British politics; further notes that individuals and organisations engaging in lobbying activities are able to do so effectively hidden from public scrutiny; remains concerned that lobbyists are not subject to levels of scrutiny similar to that which political parties and politicians have been subject since 2000; believes that greater transparency over the activities of lobbyists and their relations with hon. Members is needed to help restore trust in hon. Members and Parliament; and therefore calls for a mandatory register of individuals and organisations that are involved in lobbying hon. Members and civil servants and the introduction of an enforceable code of ethics for lobbying activities to ensure their transparency.

This motion has been signed by a total of 135 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Michael Meacher	22/05/2008	Oldham West & Royton	Labour	Proposed
Peter Bottomley	22/05/2008	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Norman Baker	22/05/2008	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Jo Swinson	22/05/2008	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Adam Price	22/05/2008	Carmarthen East & Dinefwr	Plaid Cymru	Seconded
Vincent Cable	02/06/2008	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Colin Burgon	02/06/2008	Elmet	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	02/06/2008	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Paul Holmes	02/06/2008	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Adrian Sanders	02/06/2008	Torbay	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Leech	03/06/2008	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Taylor	03/06/2008	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Signed
Mark Durkan	03/06/2008	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	03/06/2008	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	03/06/2008	Gower	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	03/06/2008	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Brian Jenkins	03/06/2008	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Dai Davies	04/06/2008	Blaenau Gwent	Independent	Signed
Hywel Williams	04/06/2008	Caernarfon	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Neil Gerrard	04/06/2008	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
David Drew	04/06/2008	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	04/06/2008	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	04/06/2008	Burton	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	04/06/2008	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Michael Weir	05/06/2008	Angus	Scottish National Party	Signed
William McCrea	06/06/2008	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
Mike Hancock	09/06/2008	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Rudi Vis	11/06/2008	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	11/06/2008	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Mark Williams	12/06/2008	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Rowen	12/06/2008	Rochdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Robert Walter	12/06/2008	North Dorset	Conservative	Signed
Clive Betts	12/06/2008	Sheffield, Attercliffe	Labour	Signed
Michael Clapham	12/06/2008	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
Menzies Campbell	12/06/2008	Fife North East	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ian McCartney	12/06/2008	Makerfield	Labour	Signed
Marsha Singh	12/06/2008	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Richard Shepherd	12/06/2008	Aldridge-Brownhills	Conservative	Signed
Danny Alexander	13/06/2008	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Betty Williams	16/06/2008	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Desmond Turner	16/06/2008	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Signed
Roger Berry	16/06/2008	Kingswood	Labour	Signed
Ann Clwyd	16/06/2008	Cynon Valley	Labour	Signed
Malcolm Bruce	16/06/2008	Gordon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Gwyn Prosser	16/06/2008	Dover	Labour	Signed
Lynne Featherstone	17/06/2008	Hornsey & Wood Green	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Diane Abbott	17/06/2008	Hackney North & Stoke Newington	Labour	Signed
Michael Connarty	17/06/2008	Linlithgow & Falkirk East	Labour	Signed
Tom Brake	17/06/2008	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Keetch	17/06/2008	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Dai Havard	17/06/2008	Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney	Labour	Signed
Mike Wood	18/06/2008	Batley & Spen	Labour	Signed
Roger Williams	18/06/2008	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Thurso	18/06/2008	Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Annette Brooke	18/06/2008	Mid Dorset & North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Heyes	19/06/2008	Ashton-under-Lyne	Labour	Signed
Stephen Williams	19/06/2008	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Linda Riordan	23/06/2008	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Douglas Carswell	23/06/2008	Harwich	Conservative	Signed
Jim Dobbin	23/06/2008	Heywood & Middleton	Labour	Signed
Harry Cohen	23/06/2008	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	23/06/2008	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
David Chaytor	24/06/2008	Bury North	Labour	Signed
David Amess	24/06/2008	Southend West	Conservative	Signed
Martin Horwood	24/06/2008	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Howarth	24/06/2008	Cambridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tim Farron	25/06/2008	Westmorland & Lonsdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Richard Younger-Ross	25/06/2008	Teignbridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Norman Lamb	30/06/2008	North Norfolk	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Daniel Rogerson	01/07/2008	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Devine	01/07/2008	Livingston	Labour	Signed
Phyllis Starkey	02/07/2008	Milton Keynes South West	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	02/07/2008	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Fabian Hamilton	03/07/2008	Leeds North East	Labour	Signed
John Battle	07/07/2008	Leeds West	Labour	Signed
Jim Cunningham	07/07/2008	Coventry South	Labour	Signed
Frank Cook	07/07/2008	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
Clare Short	07/07/2008	Birmingham, Ladywood	Independent Labour	Signed
Julie Morgan	08/07/2008	Cardiff North	Labour	Signed
Charles Kennedy	08/07/2008	Ross, Skye & Lochaber	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Anderson	08/07/2008	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Simon Hughes	09/07/2008	North Southwark & Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
George Galloway	14/07/2008	Bethnal Green & Bow	Respect	Signed
Don Foster	14/07/2008	Bath	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Martin Linton	14/07/2008	Battersea	Labour	Signed
Mark Lazarowicz	14/07/2008	Edinburgh North & Leith	Labour	Signed
Gerald Kaufman	14/07/2008	Manchester, Gorton	Labour	Signed
Alan Reid	14/07/2008	Argyll & Bute	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Anne Main	15/07/2008	St Albans	Conservative	Signed
John Austin	15/07/2008	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Edward Davey	15/07/2008	Kingston & Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Chris McCafferty	15/07/2008	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Bob Laxton	15/07/2008	Derby North	Labour	Signed
Robert Smith	15/07/2008	Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bob Russell	15/07/2008	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lady Hermon	16/07/2008	North Down	UUP	Signed
Laura Moffatt	16/07/2008	Crawley	Labour	Signed
Denis Murphy	16/07/2008	Wansbeck	Labour	Signed
Michael Jabez Foster	16/07/2008	Hastings & Rye	Labour	Signed
Richard Taylor	16/07/2008	Wyre Forest	Independent	Signed
John Heppell	17/07/2008	Nottingham East	Labour	Signed
David Heath	17/07/2008	Somerton & Frome	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Greg Mulholland	21/07/2008	Leeds North West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Steve Webb	21/07/2008	Northavon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Ancram	21/07/2008	Devizes	Conservative	Signed
Ian Gibson	21/07/2008	Norwich North	Labour	Signed
Austin Mitchell	21/07/2008	Great Grimsby	Labour	Signed
Tom Levitt	21/07/2008	High Peak	Labour	Signed
Nick Harvey	21/07/2008	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Peter Soulsby	22/07/2008	Leicester South	Labour	Signed
Paul Truswell	22/07/2008	Pudsey	Labour	Signed
Sarah Teather	22/07/2008	Brent East	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Gavin Strang	22/07/2008	Edinburgh East	Labour	Signed
Hugh Bayley	22/07/2008	York, City of	Labour	Signed
Roger Godsiff	22/07/2008	Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath	Labour	Signed
Andrew George	22/07/2008	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Julia Goldsworthy	06/10/2008	Falmouth & Camborne	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lorely Burt	06/10/2008	Solihull	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Matthew Taylor	06/10/2008	Truro & St Austell	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Stunell	06/10/2008	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Graham Stringer	06/10/2008	Manchester, Blackley	Labour	Signed
Karen Buck	06/10/2008			Signed
Robert Marshall-Andrews	06/10/2008	Medway	Labour	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	06/10/2008	Chorley	Labour	Signed
Helen Southworth	06/10/2008	Warrington South	Labour	Signed
Chris Ruane	06/10/2008	Vale of Clwyd	Labour	Signed
Anne Moffat	06/10/2008	East Lothian	Labour	Signed
John Mason	08/10/2008	Glasgow East	Scottish National Party	Signed
David Lepper	14/10/2008	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour	Signed
Phil Willis	16/10/2008	Harrogate & Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Todd	21/10/2008	South Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Christopher Huhne	29/10/2008	Eastleigh	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Doug Naysmith	05/11/2008	Bristol North West	Labour	Signed
Andy Reed	06/11/2008	Loughborough	Labour	Signed
Ann McKechin	Unknown			Withdrawn

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