Table of Contents

. The Westminster Dynamic
2. Developing a Public Affairs Strategy
3. The Impact of Devolution
4. Exploiting Parliamentary Monitoring and Political Intelligence Gathering
5. Influencing Key Policy Makers
6. Engaging with MPs and Peers
7. Influencing the Political Parties
8. Making the Most of Consultation Responses
9. Engaging with Parliamentary Committees
10. Legislation: Influencing the Pre-legislative Stage
11. Legislation: Overview of the Parliamentary Process
12. Legislation: Influencing the Parliamentary Process
13. Private Members' Bills
14. Parliamentary Questions
15. Parliamentary Debates
16. Early Day Motions
17. Petitions
18. All-Party Parliamentary Groups
19. Maximising the Impact of Parliamentary Events
20. Making the Most of Party Conferences
21. Developing Effective Partnership Working
22. Maximising Media Impact
Summary
Bibliography

About the Author

Robert McGeachy is an award winning public affairs professional - who worked for many years as a Senior Research Officer in the House of Lords - with a proven track record in helping to shape and influence legislation and policy development in the Scottish and UK parliaments. He is the co-author of The Public Affairs Guide to Scotland, published by Welsh Academic Press in 2017.

Reviews

'Lobbying is an essential part of effecting necessary change and this is a must read for any aspirational organisation seeking to change the law for the public good.' Brendan O'Hara MP; 'an essential tool for anyone who wishes to lobby the UK Parliament in a cogent and successful way. This comprehensive book covers it all. Robert McGeachy has drawn on his long Parliamentary experience to produce a fascinating book full of insight and explains, in an easy to understand way, how to develop a public affairs strategy, how to monitor Parliament and gather political intelligence and how to influence key policymakers.' Michael J Clancy OBE