Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will issue guidance on the use of Government funding by third-party organisations to seek (a) to influence regulatory changes and (b) further Government funding.

There are existing instructions to Government Funders on the use of government grant funding by third-party organisations. The guidance that the Right Honourable Gentleman is looking for can be found in The Functional Standard for GovS 015: Grants, and associated guidance Minimum Requirements: Standard SIX (MR6).