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Meeting of the Parliament 19 March 2026 [Draft]

19 Mar 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Question Time
Lobbying Register
Mason, John Ind Glasgow Shettleston Watch on SPTV

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, regarding its role in staffing and resourcing the lobbying register, what assessment it has made of the effectiveness of the register in its current form. (S6O-05644)

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8. John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (Ind) Ind
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, regarding its role in staffing and resourcing the lobbying register, what assessment it has made of the eff...
Christine Grahame (Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body) SNP
The Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016 was passed without division in this Parliament 10 years ago last week. In 2021, the Public Audit and Post-legislative Scruti...
John Mason Ind
I thank the member for that answer, but does she agree that the lobbying register is a complete waste of money and that it serves no valuable purpose at all?
Christine Grahame SNP
No.
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Annabelle Ewing) SNP
I thank members for their helpful co-operation. That concludes Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body question time.