Retrieved from <a href="https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Public_Audit/General%20Documents/Scottish_Alliance_for_Lobbying_Transparency_(SALT)_v2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Public_Audit/General%20Documents/Scottish_Alliance_for_Lobbying_Transparency_(SALT)_v2.pdf</a>Its response notes that, of the 918 phone calls made by Ministers between March and August 2020, 438 took place “with organisations which could conceivably be carrying out lobbying, namely private companies or businesses, representative bodies (including trade unions), and charities and NGOs.”