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| Schedule 1, page 50, line 18, after ‘not’ insert ‘, by reason of making a |
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| Schedule 1, page 50, line 18, leave out ‘consultant’ and insert ‘professional’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 50, leave out lines 19 to 24 and insert— |
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| | ‘(a) | the person is a constituent contacting or communicating with their |
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| | (b) | the person is making communications solely on his or her own behalf; |
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| | (c) | the person is responding to a government consultation exercise; |
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| | (d) | the person is responding to an invitation to submit information or |
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| | evidence to a Parliamentary Select Committee or Public Bill Committee; |
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| | (e) | the person is acting in an official capacity on behalf of a government |
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| | (f) | a person is making communications without remuneration; |
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| | (g) | the person is responding to or complying with a court order,’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 50, line 19, leave out ‘(or, where the person is an employee, the |
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| Schedule 1, page 50, line 20, leave out ‘is mainly a non-lobbying business’ and |
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| insert ‘consists mainly of non-lobbying activities’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 50, line 22, leave out from first ‘of’ to end of line 24 and insert |
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| ‘the communication is incidental to the carrying on of those activities’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 50, leave out from beginning of line 25 to ‘activities’ in line 26 and |
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| insert ‘In sub-paragraph (1) “non-lobbying activities” are’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 50, line 25, leave out sub-paragraph 3(2) and insert—
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| ‘ A person is carrying on the business of professional lobbying if they are acting— |
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| | (a) | on behalf of a client, or |
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| | (b) | on behalf of an employer.’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 50, line 30, leave out sub-paragraph 3(3) . |
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| Schedule 1, page 50, line 33, leave out sub-paragraph 3(4) . |
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| Schedule 1, page 51, line 8, leave out ‘consultant’ and insert ‘professional’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 51, line 8, after ‘if’, insert ‘the activity involves’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 51, line 9, leave out ‘(or, where the person is an employee, the |
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| Schedule 1, page 51, line 12, leave out ‘(or employer)’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 51, line 21, leave out ‘consultant’ and insert ‘professional’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 51, line 35, at end insert ‘but a reference to payment does not |
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| include a reference to the salary a Member of the House of Commons receives in that |
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| Schedule 1, page 51, line 35, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(2) | But “payment” does not include any sums payable to a member of either House |
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| | (a) | under section 4 or 5 of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 (MPs’ |
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| | salaries and allowances), |
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| | (b) | pursuant to a resolution or a combination of resolutions of the House |
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| | of Lords relating to expenses and allowances for its members, or |
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| | (c) | otherwise out of money provided by Parliament or out of the |
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| Schedule 1, page 51, line 42, at end insert— |
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| | “salary of a Member of the House of Commons” has the same meaning as |
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| | in the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009.’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 51, line 42, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(4) | A reference to payment does not include a reference to the salary an hon. Member |
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| | receives as a Member of the House of Commons.’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 51, line 42, at end insert— |
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| | (4) | “Payment” does not include any salary or expenses an hon. Member of |
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| | Parliament receives as a Member of the House of Commons.’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 51, line 43, leave out paragraph (7). |
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| Schedule 1, page 52, line 10, leave out paragraph (8). |
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| Schedule 1, page 52, line 16, leave out paragraph (10). |
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| Schedule 1, page 52, line 20, leave out paragraph (11). |
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| | Schedule, as amended, Agreed to. |
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| Clause 3, page 2, line 34, leave out ‘consultant’ and insert ‘professional’. |
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| Clause 3, page 2, line 35, leave out ‘consultant’ and insert ‘professional’. |
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| Clause 3, page 2, line 36, at end add— |
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| | ‘(3) | The Minister is under a duty to ensure the independence of the Registrar. |
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| | (4) | The Minister is under a duty to ensure the Registrar is adequately financed and |
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| | resourced so that the Registrar can exercise its functions under this Part.’. |
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| Schedule 2, page 53, line 1, after ‘Minister’, insert ‘after consultation with the |
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| Political and Constitutional Reform Committee of the House of Commons.’. |
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| Schedule 2, page 53, line 2, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(1A) | The power of the Minister under sub-paragraph (1) is exercisable only following |
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| | the approval of a proposed appointment by resolution of both Houses of |
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| Schedule 2, page 53, line 15, at end insert ‘or was an employee of a person who |
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| carried on that business.’. |
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| | Schedule, as amended, Agreed to. |
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| Clause 4, page 2, line 38, leave out ‘consultant’ and insert ‘professional’. |
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| Clause 4, page 3, line 12, leave out ‘consultant’ and insert ‘professional’. |
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| Clause 4, page 3, line 21, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(c) | the approximate value of the registered person’s spending on their |
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| | lobbying activities for each quarter.’. |
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| Clause 4, page 3, line 29, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(c) | specify any other information required under subsection 4(2) to be |
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| | included in the register.’. |
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| Clause 5, page 3, line 37, after ‘information’, insert ‘and spending on lobbying’. |
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| Clause 5, page 3, line 38, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(aa) | details of any communications or meetings with a Minister of the Crown |
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| | or Permanent Secretary that do not fall within section 2(3), and.’. |
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| Clause 5, page 3, line 47, at end add— |
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| | ‘(c) | if the registered person engaged in lobbying in the quarter in return for |
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| | payment (whether or not the payment has been received), the purpose and |
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| | subject matter of the lobbying services provided by the registered person; |
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| | (d) | if the registered person received payment in the quarter to engage in |
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| | lobbying (whether or not the lobbying has been done) the purpose and |
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| | subject matter of the lobbying services provided by the registered |
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| Clause 5, page 3, line 47, at end add— |
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| | ‘(c) | if the registered person received payment in the quarter to engage in |
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| | lobbying (whether or not the lobbying has been done) the amount of |
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| Clause 5, page 3, line 47, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(4) | Spending on lobbying for each quarter is the approximate value of the amount a |
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| | registered person spends on their lobbying activity for each quarter.’. |
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