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  Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill - Clause 2 - Meaning of consultant lobbying
  
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  The majority of MPs voted against requiring the inclusion of those who lobby special advisors in a register of consultant lobbyists. 
  
  The register would only apply to those lobbying in the course of a business, for payment on behalf of others and would be subject to exemptions.  
  
  MPs were considering the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill[1]. The vote which was the subject of this division was on the motion:
  
  :That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 1.
  
  Lords amendment 1 stated[2]:
  
  :Page 2, line 7, after âsecretaryâ insert âor special adviserâ
  
  this would have extended Clause 2 of the Bill[3][4] which originally defined "consultant lobbying" as being lobbying of either a Minister of the Crown or permanent secretary to include the lobbying of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_advisers_(UK_government) special advisers]. 
  
  The explanatory notes to the amendment[5] describe its effect would have been:
  
  :a prohibition on persons carrying on the business of consultant lobbying by making lobbying communications to special advisers on behalf of others and in return for payment, unless registered (if none of the exemptions apply). 
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2013-14/transparencyoflobbyingnonpartycampaigningandtradeunionadministration.html Parliament's webpage on the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill 2013-14]
  * [2] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2013-2014/0158/14158.1-6.html Lords Amendments to the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill - 22 January 2014]
  * [3] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2013-2014/0050/lbill_2013-20140050_en_1.htm Version of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill which the amendments refer to - 10th October 2013]
  * [4] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2013-2014/0050/lbill_2013-20140050_en_2.htm#pt1-pb1-l1g2 Clause 2 of the version of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill which the amendments refer to - 10th October 2013]
  * [5] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2013-2014/0158/en/14158en.htm Explanatory notes on the Lords Amendments to the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill, as brought from the House of Lords on 21 January 2014.]
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  (put thoughts and notes for other researchers here)
  