The Independent View: Transparency in Government
This week the Liberal Democrats face a test of their commitment to transparency in government when the House of Lords considers Part 1 of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non Party Campaigning and Trade...
View ArticleLord Paul Tyler writes: An update on the Lobbying bill
The Government’s Transparency Bill is nearly complete. It is a very different Bill from that introduced to the House of Commons in the autumn. Full marks to Tom Brake who, while robustly rebuffing...
View ArticleLord (Paul) Tyler writes… Transparency Bill – Government concessions
Yesterday Lords amendments came to the Commons for consideration. The Government has accepted the principle of my amendment on including Special Advisers (SpAds) in the regime of transparency about who...
View ArticleTom Brake MP writes…Liberal Democrats have improved the Lobbying Bill
Yesterday the long, and at times tortuous, journey of the Transparency Bill through Parliament came to an end. It will shortly receive Royal Assent. The Bill had many critics, so it is worth...
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