Table 3 Indicators used to analyse lobbying activity
Indicator | Description |
|---|---|
Registration | Count of registered lobby firms or lobbyists (often used to measure the density of lobbying populations or as a proxy for activity) |
Expenditure | Amount of money spent on lobbying (e.g., firm or client expenditure, distinct from political contributions) |
Meetings | Face-to-face meetings with public servants (e.g., elected officials, staff, bureaucrats); requests for meetings; reports of government branch(es), agency(s) or department(s) contacted; informal meetings |
Comments | Text of written letters, submissions, comments, responses to consultations, etc |
Bills | Number of bills lobbied; number of groups that lobby a bill |
Committees | Participation in committee hearings/consultations; committee membership; Congressional testimony |