4 Apr 2023

Lobbyist says removing parliament swipes won't do much

From Morning Report, 7:40 am on 4 April 2023

A lobbyist says removing swipe card access to parliament will do little to reduce access to politicians.

Mark Unsworth co-founded Saunders Unsworth, a PR and lobbying firm in Wellington.

He's supportive of a register and code of conduct for lobbying firms, as suggested by Prime Minister Chris Hipkins.

He says it won't be too difficult for lobbyists to go through the security scanned when entering parliament, rather than walking straight in a side entrance.

Unsworth spoke to Corin Dann.