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Legal Protection For The Term Accountant

EDM number 1949 in 2007-08, proposed by Vincent Cable on 03/07/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Consumers, Employment and Financial services.

That this House notes that the term `accountant' is not defined or protected by law and that thousands of small businesses and individuals, believing they have engaged qualified accountants, are at risk from harmful and costly business advice from unqualified, unregulated, possibly uninsured advisers; observes that although some unqualified accountants may do good work, an unqualified accountant is not answerable to any regulatory body and so cannot be disciplined; further notes that legal protection of title is viewed as essential in professions where there is a substantial degree of public interest, for example for doctors, barristers, solicitors and auditors; feels that greater accountability needs to be introduced; and urges the Government to consider introducing legal protection for the term `accountant'.

This motion has been signed by a total of 83 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Vincent Cable03/07/2008TwickenhamLiberal DemocratProposed
Sarah Teather03/07/2008Brent EastLiberal DemocratSeconded
Jeremy Browne03/07/2008TauntonLiberal DemocratSeconded
Colin Breed03/07/2008South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSeconded
Andrew George03/07/2008St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Peter Bottomley07/07/2008Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Mark Hunter07/07/2008CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
David Taylor07/07/2008North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore07/07/2008HendonLabourSigned
John McDonnell07/07/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Lynne Jones07/07/2008Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Ann Cryer08/07/2008KeighleyLabourSigned
David Drew08/07/2008StroudLabourSigned
Mark Durkan08/07/2008FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Mike Hancock08/07/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Dai Davies08/07/2008Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Rudi Vis09/07/2008Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Stephen Williams09/07/2008Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech09/07/2008Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Phil Willis09/07/2008Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Flynn09/07/2008Newport WestLabourSigned
Annette Brooke09/07/2008Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Menzies Campbell09/07/2008North East FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeremy Corbyn09/07/2008Islington NorthLabourSigned
Harry Cohen09/07/2008Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
John Pugh10/07/2008SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Jenkins10/07/2008TamworthLabourSigned
Dan Rogerson10/07/2008North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Philip Davies14/07/2008ShipleyConservativeSigned
Betty Williams14/07/2008ConwyLabourSigned
Diane Abbott14/07/2008Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Bill Etherington14/07/2008Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
David Laws14/07/2008YeovilLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Russell15/07/2008ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Holmes15/07/2008ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Frank Dobson15/07/2008Holborn and St PancrasLabourSigned
Anne Main15/07/2008St AlbansConservativeSigned
Alun Michael16/07/2008Cardiff South and PenarthLabourSigned
Jim Cunningham16/07/2008Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Angela Watkinson16/07/2008UpminsterConservativeSigned
Lynne Featherstone17/07/2008Hornsey and Wood GreenLiberal DemocratSigned
Julia Goldsworthy17/07/2008Falmouth and CamborneLiberal DemocratSigned
John Battle17/07/2008Leeds WestLabourSigned
Kate Hoey17/07/2008VauxhallLabourSigned
John Hemming17/07/2008Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Lee Scott21/07/2008Ilford NorthConservativeSigned
Susan Kramer21/07/2008Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
John Bercow21/07/2008BuckinghamConservativeSigned
Peter Luff21/07/2008Mid WorcestershireConservativeSigned
Gerald Kaufman21/07/2008Manchester, GortonLabourSigned
Nick Harvey21/07/2008North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Greg Pope21/07/2008HyndburnLabourSigned
Mark Oaten22/07/2008WinchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Graham Brady22/07/2008Altrincham and Sale WestConservativeSigned
Edward Davey22/07/2008Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Jo Swinson22/07/2008East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Jennifer Willott06/10/2008Cardiff CentralLiberal DemocratSigned
Willie Rennie06/10/2008Dunfermline and West FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Richard Younger-Ross06/10/2008TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Robert Walter06/10/2008North DorsetConservativeSigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson06/10/2008Lagan ValleyDUPSigned
Claire Curtis-Thomas06/10/2008CrosbyLabourSigned
Alan Keen06/10/2008Feltham and HestonLabourSigned
Julie Morgan06/10/2008Cardiff NorthLabourSigned
Gavin Strang06/10/2008Edinburgh EastLabourSigned
Andrew Miller07/10/2008Ellesmere Port and NestonLabourSigned
Ann Widdecombe08/10/2008Maidstone and The WealdConservativeSigned
Frank Cook20/10/2008Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Don Foster20/10/2008BathLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian H Donohoe22/10/2008Central AyrshireLabourSigned
Alistair Carmichael22/10/2008Orkney and ShetlandLiberal DemocratSigned
Lady Hermon22/10/2008North DownUUPSigned
Martin Horwood23/10/2008CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Gwyn Prosser27/10/2008DoverLabourSigned
Alan Beith27/10/2008Berwick-upon-TweedLiberal DemocratSigned
Doug Naysmith28/10/2008Bristol North WestLabourSigned
Richard Taylor29/10/2008Wyre ForestIndependentSigned
Paul Rowen29/10/2008RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Ronnie Campbell03/11/2008Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
John Barrett04/11/2008Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Tom Brake05/11/2008Carshalton and WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Matthew Taylor10/11/2008Truro and St AustellLiberal DemocratSigned
Henry Bellingham25/11/2008North West NorfolkConservativeSigned

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