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Influencing the Political Process
in Wales
Huw Edwards
WCVA Volunteering Conference
July 2014
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Huw Edwards
• Independent Training
Consultant
Parliament
Government
Legislation
• Member of Parliament
Monmouth (Lab)
1991-92 1997-05
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Origins of Lobbying
Washington or Westminster?
Willard Hotel in the 1860s
President Ulysses S Grant
refers to those seeking to
influence him as ‘lobbyists’
Central Lobby of the UK
Parliament where
constituents meet their MP
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Rationale for Lobbying
‘Lobbying industries
exist where there are
democratic
governments which are
open to external advice
and influence’
Lionel Zetter
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Why is lobbing necessary?
Why do companies,
charities, trade
associations, trade
unions, pressure groups
and professional groups
lobby government?
Because governments
represent either threats
or opportunities to
those organisations
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Threats
• Government could ban
or restrict a company’s
products of services.
• Or give their
competitors an
advantage
• What are the
consequences?
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Opportunities
• Government s can also
boost your
organisations’ principle
activity.
• Or that of your
competitors
• What are the
consequences?
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Threats and Opportunities
• In lobbying what is an
opportunity for you
may be a threat to
another organisation
and what is a threat to
you may be an
opportunity elsewhere.
• Both protagonists and
antagonists are
therefore likely to
deploy lobbying
techniques.
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Protagonists Antagonists
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Why should the politician support
you?
• Constituency interests
– Jobs
– ‘good local MP/AM’
– votes
• Support your strategies
• Agree with your values
–
• Personal interest or
expertise
• Opportunity for campaign
and publicity
• They are decent, helpful
people!
• Remember the opposite
of all this!
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Why are AMs important?
• Hold Ministers to account
– Questions - Scrutiny Committees - Short Debates
• Put your issues on the record
• Propose legislation
• Amend Assembly Bills
• Get access to Ministers
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Role in the Assembly
• Represent constituency
interests
• Initiate and contribute to
debates
• Sit on Committees: Scrutiny,
Legislation etc
• Propose, oppose and amend
legislation
• Raise national/local causes
• Support Cross Party Groups
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Politician’s Toolkit
‘I will make representation’
• Correspondence -
Ministers / WG, Local Authorities,
Health Boards etc
• Speaking in Assembly
Debates / Statements
• Ask PQs / Assembly
Questions – oral and written
• Meetings -
Ministers and others
Formal/Informal
• Seek Publicity
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Campaigning Role
• Politicians are bombarded with
lobbying material - briefings,
press releases, annual reports,
questionnaires etc
• Most goes in the bin
• 1001 Good Causes
• How do you capture their
interest and keep your material
out of the bin?
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Campaigning Role -
A Politician’s Focus
How does this affect my constituency and
constituents?
Do I believe in this cause?
Do I believe in it enough to be active in supporting it?
How can I help this cause?
Who will support me?
Who will oppose me?
Should I get publicity?
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Political Supporter
• Agree with your cause
• Meet with you
• Attend reception
• Ask a Assembly Questions
• Support private members
legn. Support amendments
to Bill
• Sign Statements of Opinion
• Get publicity for you
• Join All Party Group
• Be known as a supporter
• Low to Medium level of
commitment
• Who’s helping who?
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Political Champion
• Show strong commitment to
cause
• Take you to meet Minister etc
• Organise receptions
• Regularly ask PQs/AQs
• Introduce legislation
• Table amendments
• Table Statements of Opinion
• Organise All Party Group
• Get regular publicity
• Want to be identified as a
champion
• Medium to high level of
support
• Are they helping you help
the people you want to
help?
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Lobbying Politicians – Some Do’s
• Research their interests
• Identify ‘champions’
• Have clear campaign
objectives
• Provide clear, readable,
briefing material
• Offer support in terms of
expertise, research
• Provide opportunities to
have personal experience of
the campaign - visits,
meetings,
• Remember they have staff
who can assist
• Use cross party coalitions
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Lobbying politicians- Some Don’ts
• Don’t overwhelm them
or be over persistent
• Don’t believe your
cause is their main
priority
• Don’t disregard their
conflicting loyalties
• Don’t expect them to
have your expertise
• Don’t expect to win all
aspects of your
campaign at once
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The Minister’s Role
 Take executive decisions under
powers given to them in law
 Propose Legislation through –
Assembly Bills
 Develop policy and strategies
 Make Subordinate Legislation –
rules, regulations, orders etc
 Answer to the
National Assembly
through Statements,
Questions and Scrutiny
Committees
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The Civil Servants Role
• ‘Civil servants advise
Ministers decide’
• Advice is rational and based
on the facts but in
accordance with Govt’s
commitments.
• 3-4 options are put to the
Minister with ONE
recommendation
• In Welsh Govt civil servants
prepare 3 types of folder
(2-4 pages) for Ministers
– Submission Folder
– Legislation Folders
– Information folders
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‘The Box’
• Private office will place
official papers for
Ministers in ‘the Box’
• Usually done by
Ministers at the end of
the evening and at
weekends
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Into the box not the bin!
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Example: Organ Donation Campaign
©
Manifesto Commitments 2011
• Labour
We will introduce an Assembly
Bill in order to move to an ‘opt
out’ system of donation, backed
up by a comprehensive
communication programme.
• Conservative
No ref
• Lib Dems
..focusing the attention of healthy
people on the importance of
organ donation and improving
the rates of donation by
establishing an opt-out
programme for organ donation.
• Plaid Cymru
We will complete the process of
legislating to introduce a system
of soft presumed consent for
organ donation.
©
From Manifesto to Statute Book
The Human
Transplantation (Wales)
Act provides for an opt-
out system of organ
donation that would
improve the rates of
donation in Wales.
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And Finally...
• Essential to lobby on
issues important to you
• Good campaigning can
be successful
• Have confidence and
belief!

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Huw edwards

  • 1. © Influencing the Political Process in Wales Huw Edwards WCVA Volunteering Conference July 2014
  • 2. © Huw Edwards • Independent Training Consultant Parliament Government Legislation • Member of Parliament Monmouth (Lab) 1991-92 1997-05
  • 3. © Origins of Lobbying Washington or Westminster? Willard Hotel in the 1860s President Ulysses S Grant refers to those seeking to influence him as ‘lobbyists’ Central Lobby of the UK Parliament where constituents meet their MP
  • 4. © Rationale for Lobbying ‘Lobbying industries exist where there are democratic governments which are open to external advice and influence’ Lionel Zetter
  • 5. © Why is lobbing necessary? Why do companies, charities, trade associations, trade unions, pressure groups and professional groups lobby government? Because governments represent either threats or opportunities to those organisations
  • 6. © Threats • Government could ban or restrict a company’s products of services. • Or give their competitors an advantage • What are the consequences?
  • 7. © Opportunities • Government s can also boost your organisations’ principle activity. • Or that of your competitors • What are the consequences?
  • 8. © Threats and Opportunities • In lobbying what is an opportunity for you may be a threat to another organisation and what is a threat to you may be an opportunity elsewhere. • Both protagonists and antagonists are therefore likely to deploy lobbying techniques.
  • 10. © Why should the politician support you? • Constituency interests – Jobs – ‘good local MP/AM’ – votes • Support your strategies • Agree with your values – • Personal interest or expertise • Opportunity for campaign and publicity • They are decent, helpful people! • Remember the opposite of all this!
  • 11. © Why are AMs important? • Hold Ministers to account – Questions - Scrutiny Committees - Short Debates • Put your issues on the record • Propose legislation • Amend Assembly Bills • Get access to Ministers
  • 12. © Role in the Assembly • Represent constituency interests • Initiate and contribute to debates • Sit on Committees: Scrutiny, Legislation etc • Propose, oppose and amend legislation • Raise national/local causes • Support Cross Party Groups
  • 13. © Politician’s Toolkit ‘I will make representation’ • Correspondence - Ministers / WG, Local Authorities, Health Boards etc • Speaking in Assembly Debates / Statements • Ask PQs / Assembly Questions – oral and written • Meetings - Ministers and others Formal/Informal • Seek Publicity
  • 14. © Campaigning Role • Politicians are bombarded with lobbying material - briefings, press releases, annual reports, questionnaires etc • Most goes in the bin • 1001 Good Causes • How do you capture their interest and keep your material out of the bin?
  • 15. © Campaigning Role - A Politician’s Focus How does this affect my constituency and constituents? Do I believe in this cause? Do I believe in it enough to be active in supporting it? How can I help this cause? Who will support me? Who will oppose me? Should I get publicity?
  • 16. © Political Supporter • Agree with your cause • Meet with you • Attend reception • Ask a Assembly Questions • Support private members legn. Support amendments to Bill • Sign Statements of Opinion • Get publicity for you • Join All Party Group • Be known as a supporter • Low to Medium level of commitment • Who’s helping who?
  • 17. © Political Champion • Show strong commitment to cause • Take you to meet Minister etc • Organise receptions • Regularly ask PQs/AQs • Introduce legislation • Table amendments • Table Statements of Opinion • Organise All Party Group • Get regular publicity • Want to be identified as a champion • Medium to high level of support • Are they helping you help the people you want to help?
  • 18. © Lobbying Politicians – Some Do’s • Research their interests • Identify ‘champions’ • Have clear campaign objectives • Provide clear, readable, briefing material • Offer support in terms of expertise, research • Provide opportunities to have personal experience of the campaign - visits, meetings, • Remember they have staff who can assist • Use cross party coalitions
  • 19. © Lobbying politicians- Some Don’ts • Don’t overwhelm them or be over persistent • Don’t believe your cause is their main priority • Don’t disregard their conflicting loyalties • Don’t expect them to have your expertise • Don’t expect to win all aspects of your campaign at once
  • 20. © The Minister’s Role  Take executive decisions under powers given to them in law  Propose Legislation through – Assembly Bills  Develop policy and strategies  Make Subordinate Legislation – rules, regulations, orders etc  Answer to the National Assembly through Statements, Questions and Scrutiny Committees
  • 21. © The Civil Servants Role • ‘Civil servants advise Ministers decide’ • Advice is rational and based on the facts but in accordance with Govt’s commitments. • 3-4 options are put to the Minister with ONE recommendation • In Welsh Govt civil servants prepare 3 types of folder (2-4 pages) for Ministers – Submission Folder – Legislation Folders – Information folders
  • 22. © ‘The Box’ • Private office will place official papers for Ministers in ‘the Box’ • Usually done by Ministers at the end of the evening and at weekends
  • 23. © Into the box not the bin!
  • 25. © Manifesto Commitments 2011 • Labour We will introduce an Assembly Bill in order to move to an ‘opt out’ system of donation, backed up by a comprehensive communication programme. • Conservative No ref • Lib Dems ..focusing the attention of healthy people on the importance of organ donation and improving the rates of donation by establishing an opt-out programme for organ donation. • Plaid Cymru We will complete the process of legislating to introduce a system of soft presumed consent for organ donation.
  • 26. © From Manifesto to Statute Book The Human Transplantation (Wales) Act provides for an opt- out system of organ donation that would improve the rates of donation in Wales.
  • 27. © And Finally... • Essential to lobby on issues important to you • Good campaigning can be successful • Have confidence and belief!

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