a place for lobbying and public affairs information

Making it simple to find information on UK lobbying and public affairs

Search information covering the activity of:

  • 9,493 organisations
  • 289 people
  • 28 government departments
  • 84 parliament committees

Collated from 29,560 data sources.

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20 May 2012

Government's consultation on Introducing a Statutory Register of Lobbyists: deadline Fri 13 Apr 2012

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  • The UK Government want interested parties, individuals and businesses to tell it what they think a statutory lobbyist register should look like. read more...

    10 April 2012

The UK Government want interested parties, individuals and businesses to tell it what they think a statutory lobbyist register should look like. read more...

10 April 2012

They spent $3.5 billion lobbying in the USA - what's their activity in the UK?

A group of 167 organisations with almost $3.5 billion of disclosed lobbying spend in the USA, are also engaged in lobbying and public affairs activity in the UK.

Research by Who’s Lobbying has identified at least 167 organisations with disclosed lobbying activity in both the UK and USA. read more...

29 February 2012

6,700 disclosed ministerial meetings, less than 20 with lobbying firms

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  • Less than 20 ministerial meetings disclosed by UK government departments have been with lobbying firms, from over 6,700 meetings disclosed between May 2010 and June 2011. read more...

    27 February 2012

Less than 20 ministerial meetings disclosed by UK government departments have been with lobbying firms, from over 6,700 meetings disclosed between May 2010 and June 2011. read more...

27 February 2012

Parliament's call for evidence on lobbyist register: deadline Wed 29 Feb 2012

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  • The Political and Constitutional Reform Committee is examining the Government’s proposals for introducing a statutory register for lobbyists. read more...

    27 February 2012

The Political and Constitutional Reform Committee is examining the Government’s proposals for introducing a statutory register for lobbyists. read more...

27 February 2012

Organisations with most ministerial meetings

Industries with most ministerial meetings [1]

[1] Based on matching 3,063 out of 9,493 organisations to a Freebase entry - 590 entries had industry classifications.

Categories with most ministerial meetings [2]

[2] Based on matching 3,225 out of 9,493 organisations to a categorised Wikipedia entry.

Organisations with most oral evidence to Parliament [1]

[1] Government departments and the National Audit Office were excluded from this summary of oral evidence occurrences.

Industries with most oral evidence to Parliament [2]

[2] Based on matching 3,063 out of 9,493 organisations to a Freebase entry - 590 entries had industry classifications.

Categories with most oral evidence to Parliament [1] [3]

[3] Based on matching 3,225 out of 9,493 organisations to a categorised Wikipedia entry.

Recent oral evidence to Parliament

22 May 2012

IPSA DRAFT ESTIMATE 2012-13

Speaker’s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
  • Bob Evans, IPSA
  • Sir Ian Kennedy, IPSA
  • Andrew McDonald, IPSA

THE FCO’S HUMAN RIGHTS WORK IN 2011

Foreign Affairs Committee

22 May 2012

Treasury Committee

Preventing fraud in contracted employment programmes (HC 90

Public Accounts Committee
17 May 2012

INTRODUCING A STATUTORY REGISTER OF LOBBYISTS

Political and Constitutional Reform Committee

The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme

Energy and Climate Change Committee
  • Trewin Restorick, CEO Global Action Plan
  • Bex McIntosh, Client Associate, Global Action Plan
  • James Murray, BusinessGreen
  • Rhian Kelly, CBI
  • Dr Andy Johnston, LGIU/Local Energy
  • Paul Wilson, DECC
  • Niall Mackenzie, DECC
  • Neil Emmott, Environment Agency
  • Tony Grayling, Environment Agency

The Road to UNFCCC COP 18 and Beyond

Energy and Climate Change Committee
  • Sir David King, Director, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment
16 May 2012

Apprenticeships

Business, Innovation and Skills Committee

THE CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEM IN ENGLAND

Education Committee

REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL

Public Accounts Committee

An Air Transport Strategy for Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
  • Nigel Smyth, Director, CBI Northern Ireland
  • Matt Sheldon, CBI
  • Luke Pollard, ABTA
  • Doreen McKenzie, Proprietor, Knock Travel and ABTA member

Competition in the local bus market

Transport Committee

The Co-operative Council

Communities and Local Government Committee
  • Councillor Steve Reed, Leader, London Borough of Lambeth
  • Councillor Barbara Brownridge, Portfolio Holder, Co-operatives and Community Development, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Councillor Ian Parry, Staffordshire County Council

DEFENCE AND CYBER-SECURITY

Defence Committee
  • Nick Harvey MP, Minister for the Armed Forces
  • Air Commodore Tim Bishop, Head of Global Operations Security Control Centre
  • John Taylor, Ministry of Defence

Wildlife Crime

Environmental Audit Committee

post-legislative scrutiny of

Justice Committee
  • Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP, Attorney-General
  • Rt Hon Lord McNally, Ministry of Justice
  • Rt Hon Francis Maude MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General

THE REFERENDUM ON separation FOR SCOTLAND

Scottish Affairs Committee
  • Patrick Layden TD QC, Scottish Law Commission
  • Professor Andrew Scott, University of Edinburgh
  • Kenny Jordan, CSEU Regional Secretary
  • Duncan McPhee, BAE Systems, Scotstoun
  • Raymond Duguid, Babcock Marine, Rosyth
  • Eric McLeod, Babcock Marine, Rosyth