Mary Creagh MP, has written to DEFRA Secretary of State, Liz Truss MP & Matthew Hancock of the Cabinet Office, to raise concerns about the ‘chilling effect’ that an anti-lobbying clause in research grant conditions could have on select committee scrutiny. See links below.

• Letter from Mary Creagh to Elizabeth Truss ( PDF 37 KB)
• Letter from Mary Creagh to Matthew Hancock ( PDF 57 KB)
• Environmental Audit Committee

http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/environmental-audit-committee/news-parliament-2015/chair-to-liz-truss-anti-lobbying-letter15-16/