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Former Ministers: Lobbying

Asked by John GlenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 30 July 2024UIN 906

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to introduce a five year lobbying ban on Ministers and special advisers who leave Government.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The government has committed to reviewing and updating the post-government employment rules. This will include restrictions on ministers lobbying for the companies they used to regulate, with meaningful sanctions for breaching the rules.

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