Committee to take evidence on the Government’s lobbying bill

The Political and Constitutional Reform Committee is to hold a number of oral evidence sessions into the Government’s lobbying bill.

The Committee will hear from the following:

Thursday 29 August 2013

At 10.00 am:

• Iain Anderson, Deputy Chair, Association of Professional Political Consultants
• Jane Wilson, Chief Executive, Chartered Institute of Public Relations
• Francis Ingham, Chief Executive, Public Relations Consultants Association
• George Kidd, Acting Chair, UK Public Affairs Council

At 11.30 am:

• Tamasin Cave, Spinwatch/Alliance for Lobbying Transparency
• Alexandra Runswick, Unlock Democracy

At 2.00 pm:

·         Nigel Stanley, Head of Campaigns and Communications, Trades Union Congress

At 2.30 pm:

• Karl Wilding, Director of Public Policy, National Council for Voluntary Organisations

At 3.00 pm:

• Kevin Barron MP

Tuesday 3 September 2013

At 10.00 am:

• Jenny Watson, Chair, Electoral Commission

At 11.15 am:

• Rt Hon. Andrew Lansley MP, Leader of the House

Further details of the inquiry are available on the Committee’s webpage.