Clause 1 — Prohibition on consultant lobbying unless registered

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Education – in the House of Commons at 7:30 pm on 9 September 2013.

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Photo of Andy Sawford Andy Sawford Labour, Corby 7:30, 9 September 2013

I am trying to make some sense of a pretty nonsensical set of proposals. On my hon. Friend’s point about how the costs would stack up, there are some public affairs companies that are global, such as Edelman and Weber Shandwick. Does he have a view on whether there should be some variation in how the costs are apportioned to the small—perhaps one-person band—lobby company relative to some of these very large companies?