The Lobbying Act provides that I can give an exemption for those who have been there for a very short period of time, who had administrative duties, possibly in an acting position for a very short period of time. In the last year we had 11 requests, and one that came from last year, so we had 12. Three withdrew. Of the nine requests, I granted four and declined five. The four were all because the individuals had been there for administrative support and/or were summer students, for example.
On May 16th, 2019. See this statement in context.