She said the committee had recognised that "robust and transparent systems are already in place to govern assembly members' relationship with external organisations".

BBC: Wales politics

Culture and External Affairs Minister Fiona Hyslop said the relationship between the governments must be based on "mutual respect and parity of esteem".

BBC: Scottish Conservative's relations debate

Second, even external investors in private firms tend to have a much closer relationship with the manager and company.

FORBES: Connect

Frankly, my own feeling about this is that we have a pause in the relationship, and it has nothing to do with external things like Syria or others, but more maybe with the difficult political season in the U.S. So do you expect real progress in any areas this year?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

For firms that differentiate by delivering maximum client convenience and relationship transparency, the right solution will extend internal client and project-specific intranet portals into external (extranet) portals accessible by members of the client organization.

FORBES: Practice Development In An Age Of Transformation: Part Two