HC Deb 04 March 1999 vol 326 c854W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the role of professional lobbyists in formulating policy in his Department. [74357]

Mr. Straw

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