division_name: Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill
motion: <p class="" pid="b.169.3/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="b.169.3/2" pwmotiontext="yes">As a coalition Government, we inherited a legacy of a lack of trust and confidence in our political system. <i>[</i><i>Interruption.</i><i>]</i> I am surprised that Labour Members would laugh at that thought, as they were responsible for 13 years of it. To tackle this, we have sought to be the most transparent Government in history. We are the first Government to publish details of meetings that Ministers and permanent secretaries have with external organisations, of our gifts and hospitality and of departmental business plans, as well as a wide range of raw data.</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="b.186.0/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move an amendment, to leave out from &#8220;That&#8221; to the end of the Question and add:</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="b.186.0/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;this House affirms its belief in the need for greater transparency in the lobbying industry and in British politics, and considers that there should be a universal register of all professional lobbyists backed by a code of conduct and sanctions, clear rules on third party campaigning, and real reform to get the big money out of politics; but declines to give a Second Reading to the Transparency of Lobbying, Third Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill because the proposals on lobbying cover only a tiny minority of the industry and will make lobbying less transparent, and the proposals on third party campaigning amount to a gag on charities and campaigners who have a democratic right to participate in important debates in the run up to elections; and strongly believes that the publication of such a Bill should have been preceded by a full process of pre-legislative scrutiny and consultation with affected parties.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.272.6/1" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>Question put, </i>That the amendment be made.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b.272.6/2" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="b.272.6/3" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 243, Noes 313.</p>