Charities: Lobbying

(asked on 3rd March 2016) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what representations he has received from charities on the Government's proposal to prevent charities using government grants to lobby Parliament.


Answered by
Matt Hancock Portrait
Matt Hancock
This question was answered on 9th March 2016

Taxpayers money should not be diverted away from its intended purpose and wasted on political campaigning and political lobbying. The clause does not stop grant recipients, including charities, from using other sources of funding for this or from making their views known.

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