8. Brexit Party Debate: Lobbyist Register

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:55 pm on 27 November 2019.

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Photo of David Lloyd David Lloyd Plaid Cymru 5:55, 27 November 2019

(Translated)

I'm very pleased to follow Jayne Bryant, and may I congratulate her on her contribution and her leadership on these issues? So, thank you for those wise words, Jayne.

Now, the motion before us notes that the National Assembly for Wales—or the Senedd, from around an hour ago—is the only national legislature in the UK without a lobbyist register. Now, in Plaid Cymru, we agree with the need for a lobbyist register. I take the point on how we define that and what needs to be included, and we do need to test things to see how it would work and so on, but, essentially, as a Plaid Cymru group, we confirmed around two and a half years ago that we did need a register of lobbyists. So, we will today be voting in favour of a lobbyist register. Thank you.