Sentences with phrase «lobbying bill»
A "lobbying bill" refers to a proposed law or legislation that aims to regulate or change the practice of lobbying. Lobbying is the act of individuals or groups seeking to influence government decisions by advocating for their interests. A lobbying bill is designed to address any concerns, such as increasing transparency, limiting the influence of money, or improving the accountability of lobbyists. Full definition
The government's new lobbying bill has very little to do with lobbyists, and everything to do with restricting the ability of trade unions to campaign for Labour.
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The government's transparency of lobbying bill will only require consultancies whose main business is lobbying to take part.
Graham Allen MP, chair of the Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee, talks to OurKingdom about the highly controversial lobbying Bill that has just been passed by parliament.
Members voted in favour of both the motions by a show of hands, as well as condemning the coalition's lobbying bill as a cynical attack on the trade unions.
The Chair of the Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee explains the appalling process by which this government has bulldozed its astonishing Lobbying Bill through the British parliament.
SB 374 was the second-most heaviest lobbied bill of the session, State Sen. Kelvin Atkinson (D) told the Las Vegas Review Journal on Sunday.
Mario lobbied Bill Clinton to get Andrew his first job at HUD and lined up a handful of key endorsements for him in the attorney general's race in 2006.
, which is fighting to open a store in New York City, had the fourth - highest lobbying bill at $ 2.7 million, the first time the company cracked New York's top 10.
Mr Findlay intervenes saying of the thousands of organisations the SCVO represents only 11 were against his original lobbying bill.
The government's controversial Lobbying Bill has been temporarily put on hold following months of pressure from religious groups, charities, thinktanks and NGOs to give it further scrutiny and for major changes to be made before it is passed.
Bloggers and campaigners could be issued with «stop notices» in the run up to the next election if the government's new lobbying bill is passed, MPs were warned today.
The government's controversial Lobbying Bill has been temporarily put on hold following months of pressure from religious groups, charities, thinktanks... More
In response the government proposed the lobbying bill — details of which were published as parliament broke up for the summer recess.
The government has offered major concessions to the lobbying bill, winning over some - but not all - of those who have warned it is trampling on charities» freedom of speech.
«Labour is determined to stand up to vested interests and we will push amendments to the government's lobbying bill that will once and for all clean up this aspect of politics.»
Downing Street's reaction is to publish a lobbying bill which pleased precisely no - one.
Ministers are to make substantial amendments to the government's lobbying bill, following claims that they are trying to silence charities.
The government's lobbying bill is being greeted with scorn by trade unions, campaigners and lobbyists alike.
Coalition ministers are expected to propose the move in the lobbying bill, which will be published today, but Labour is promising to table amendments pushing the changes through if they do not appear in the government package.
Frontbenchers of all parties will be hoping the lobbying bill will placate public anger after the latest wave of scandals hit Westminster this spring.
«IEA, TFA, CPS, TPA, PEN, BBW and the ASI write to the Government about the Lobbying Bill's «fundamental failings» Main Nick Faith: Osborne should use the Lloyds sell - off to put money in all our pockets»
The Labour leadership will amend the Lobbying Bill to ensure greater transparency in the Tory - led government's relationship with the «big six» energy companies.
Two years after the lobbying bill was famously described as a «dogs breakfast» by select committee chairman Graham Allen, the lobbying registrar finally acknowledged that the government's lobbying register is not much cop.
IEA, TFA, CPS, TPA, PEN, BBW and the ASI write to the Government about the Lobbying Bill's «fundamental failings»
Ministers are overturning a Lords amendment demanding that «spads» be covered by the rules governing the new register of third - party lobbyists being set up in the lobbying bill.
«The government may be preparing for a humiliating climb down on some of the worst parts of the lobbying bill.
«It explains why this week they are debating a Lobbying Bill that, far from dealing with the real dirt in politics, is designed to deny us a political voice.
Today will see the Second Reading of the Lobbying Bill (or the «Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill», as it's known by those with breath to waste).
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Bring forward a Lobbying Bill to further improve the public transparency of elected representatives» activity.
The lobbying bill published earlier this month was not put forward for pre-legislative scrutiny, while draft legislation to introduce a right to recall misbehaving MPs did not feature in this year's Queen's Speech at all.
The first took the form of the lobbying bill, which did nothing to address lobbying but severely hampered charities» and trade unions» role in civic society.
Last year, the chair of the political and constitutional reform committee called the lobbying bill «a dogs breakfast».
The lobbying bill — the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — is now being examined in a most intense hub of lobbying activity in the UK, namely the House of Lords.
As reported by Guido, a range of think tanks and campaign groups have this afternoon written to the Government expressing concerns about the impact of the Lobbying Bill on their work:
The sad tale of the Lobbying Bill shows us how.
So we have a Lobbying Bill which does not tackle lobbying.
«Boris, Gove and May all up in our next Tory leader poll Main Unclear, riven with unintended consequences and open to abuse: the Lobbying Bill is a bad law»
Oliver Huitson: The lobbying Bill has now passed.
... Liberal Democrat sources said the government will retreat on some parts of the lobbying bill as early as next week, after charities raised serious concerns that it would have a «chilling effect» on their ability to campaign.»
The Lobbying Bill that let's Cameron's chief adviser and the cigarette lobbyist Lynton Crosby off the hook — but at the same time seeks to gag cancer charities.
Today ConservativeHome reported on the opposition from the Left to the new Lobbying Bill, which also covers trade unions and election campaigning by organisations which are not political parties, such as charities and campaign groups.
In a report, the cross-party Political and Constitutional Reform Committee said that the lobbying bill had been «unnecessarily rushed».
In contrast to the coalition, trying to gag unions and other dissenting voices through their lobbying bill, he understands the role that unions and a vibrant civil society play in public life.
Labour MSP Neil Findlay says this debate has been a long time coming, as he submitted his lobbying bill in July 2012.
Scottish Labour MSP Mary Fee says her party backs the general principles of the Lobbying Bill which are transparency, accountability and openness.
Lobbyists could simply stop paying for legislators» meals and appearing loyally at their nonstop fund - raisers unless the lobbying bill disappeared.
The $ 57 million it spent on lobbying was also the most since 2009, when the lobbying bill was $ 70 million.