Communications with Lobbyists

Liam Williams made this Official Information request to Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery

The request was refused by Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery.

From: Liam Williams

Dear Hon Gerry Brownlee,

I wish to test assertion often made in opposition to the Lobbying Disclosure Bill; specifically, that a register of lobbyists is superfluous to the information already freely available under the Official Information Act 1982.

In accordance with my objective, I would like to request all
information held (including the Minister diary) in relation to:

All instances between 1–31 May 2013 where the Minister met or otherwise conversed with parties who engaged in lobbying activity.

For the purpose of this request, “lobbying activity” should be considered to mean:

Communication between the Minister and any party (the lobbyist) who is paid to represent the views of any person, company, firm or organisation (the client), where:

The principal purpose of the communication was to convey the client party’s view on the state or development of:

any legislative proposal, Bill, Act, regulation, amendment, policy,programme, or the awarding of grants, funding, contracts, or any other financial benefit which falls under the auspices of the Government of New Zealand to allocate.

For each instance of “lobbying activity”, I would like to know:

-The name and business address of the lobbyist-The name and business address of the represented client
-The subject matter(s) discussed
-The name and business address of the client and any person or body that controls or directs the activities of the client and has a direct interest in the outcome of the activities undertaken on behalf of the client
-Where the client is a company, the name and business address of each subsidiary of the company that has a direct interest in the outcome of the activities undertaken on behalf of the client
-Where the client is a company that is a subsidiary of another company, the name and business address of that other company
-Where the client is a coalition, the name and address of each person or body that is a member of that coalition
-Particulars to identify the subject-matter in respect of which the lobbying activity was undertaken
-Particulars to identify the communication technique used to
communicate with a public office holder (e.g.: telephone
conversation, internet conference etc.)

I appreciate that this is a significant request, involving multiple parties, events and resources. I would be grateful for efforts made to provide the requested information. Please contact me if you have any queries.

Yours faithfully,

Liam Williams

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From: G Brownlee (MIN)

On behalf of Hon Gerry Brownlee thank you for your email.  Your
correspondence has been noted and will be recorded.

 

All correspondence, including email,  is routed through our mail tracking
process.  Although e-mail increases the speed of delivery, the
“behind-the-scenes” efforts of the Minister’s staff in responding to
mail cannot always provide the kind of speedy response users of email may
anticipate.

 

The Minister considers all correspondence to be important and your
comments will be noted.

 

Kind regards

 

The Office of Hon Gerry Brownlee

Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery

Minister of Transport

Leader of the House

Minister Responsible for the Earthquake Commission

Member of Parliament for Ilam

P:  04 817 6802     F:  04 817 6502

 

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From: G Brownlee (MIN)


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Good Afternoon

 

Please find attached correspondence from the office of Hon Gerry Brownlee
regarding your Official Information Act request.

 

Kind regards

 

Rose Chamberlain| Private Secretary to Hon Gerry Brownlee

Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery | Minister of Transport

Leader of the House | Minister Responsible for the Earthquake Commission

Member of Parliament for Ilam
Parliament Buildings | Private Bag 18041 | Wellington 6160 |

 

 

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From: G Brownlee (MIN)


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Good Afternoon

 

Please find attached correspondence from Hon Gerry Brownlee regarding your
Official Information Act request.

 

Kind regards,

 

Rose Chamberlain| Private Secretary to Hon Gerry Brownlee

Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery | Minister of Transport

Leader of the House | Minister Responsible for the Earthquake Commission

Member of Parliament for Ilam
Parliament Buildings | Private Bag 18041 | Wellington 6160 |

 

 

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