Registration of Commercial Lobbying Interests Bill

Key Points

• Establishes a publicly accessible register of organisations that lobby Parliament for commercial gain.
• Requires disclosure of lobbying expenditure by those organisations.
• Defines who counts as a lobbying organisation and what activities must be recorded.
• Includes provisions to ensure the information is accessible, searchable and enforceable.
• Related measures to support transparency in lobbying and accountability.

Progress

The bill is at the 2nd reading stage in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to committee stage in the Commons and then on to the Lords for consideration.