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  Opposition Day - Statutory Register of Lobbyists
  
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  @ MP voted aye for the introduction of a statutory register for all professional lobbyists.
  @ MP voted no against the introduction of a statutory register for all professional lobbyists.
  
  The majority of MPs voted against the introduction of a statutory register for all professional lobbyists.
  
  The motion[1] rejected in this vote was:
  
  :That this House 
  :''notes'' the absence of a Bill to provide for a statutory register of lobbyists in the Queenâs Speech; 
  :''expresses'' its concern at the damage which may be inflicted on the reputation of the House in the absence of statutory regulation; and 
  :''calls on the Government'' to immediately begin cross-party negotiations with a view to introducing a Bill before the summer recess, which would provide for the creation of a register for all professional lobbyists, with a clear code of conduct which is backed by sanctions in the event of egregious breaches of the code
  
  
  * [1] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmagenda/ob130625.htm House of Commons Order of Business 25 Jun 2013]
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