Speeches

– 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by on 2016-02-25.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bridges of Headley on 25 February (HL6124), what is their definition of political campaigning and lobbying”

Lord Bridges of Headley

The Cabinet Office’s interim guidance on applying the new clause in government grant agreements can be found online at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/interim-guidance-on-applying-a-new-clause-in-government-grant-agreements

Grant agreements are routinely subject to conditions, as well as a monitoring/audit process. The new grant clause builds on those existing processes

The new clause has successfully been trialled by the Department for Communities and Local Government over the last 12 months.