HC Deb 04 March 1999 vol 326 c834W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the role of professional lobbyists in formulating policy in his Department. [74365]

Mr. Byers

Any contact with lobbyists by Ministers and civil servants in this Department are conducted in accordance with the "Ministerial Code" and "Guidance for Civil Servants: Contacts with Lobbyists".