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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Charities: Lobbying (3 March 2016)

Question Asked

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.

Asked by:
Helen Hayes (Labour)

Answer

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.


Answered by:
Matt Hancock (Conservative)
9 March 2016

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