Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Nick Clegg and Stephen Timms

Tuesday 22nd May 2012 Commons Chamber

[Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab)]

T10. Given the slow progress with the related legislation, will the Deputy Prime Minister tell us what share of the lobbying market is accounted for by companies that did not register with the UK Public Affairs Council? What will the penalty be for those companies that do not co-operate with the Government’s proposed statutory register?

[The Deputy Prime Minister]

I am afraid that I cannot give the right hon. Gentleman the statistic he asks for, but I will look into it and see whether I can provide it later. On his second point, we are consulting right now on that exact issue of penalties and sanctions.