HC Deb 04 March 1999 vol 326 c845W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) if he will make a statement on the role of professional lobbyists in formulating policy in his Department; [74366]

(2) if he will make a statement on the role of professional lobbyists in formulating policy in his Department. [74355]

Mr. Meale

Any contacts 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".