To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on how many and what proportion of the staff of the Financial Ombudsman Service are members of the (a) Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, (b) Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, (c) Chartered Institute of Public...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on how many and what proportion of the staff of the Financial Ombudsman Service are members of the (a) Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, (b) Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, (c) Chartered Institute of Public...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 26 April (HL6971), what is the composition of the committee that produced the guidance issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, from 2005 to date, including who...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 26 April (HL6971), what is the composition of the committee that produced the guidance issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, from 2005 to date, including who...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 11 April (HL6619), why the guidance setting out generally accepted practice on realised and unrealised profits is produced by the  Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland; and, in determining...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 11 April (HL6619), why the guidance setting out generally accepted practice on realised and unrealised profits is produced by the  Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland; and, in determining...

SI 2009/3233. Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Ministry of Justice. Coming into force 30 December 2009.

SI 2009/3233. Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Ministry of Justice. Coming into force 30 December 2009.

That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Probate Services (Approved Bodies) Order 2009. Relevant document: 15th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Probate Services (Approved Bodies) Order 2009. Relevant document: 15th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

I thank the Minister for introducing the orders. I also commend him on confessing that he has devoted three hours to being briefed on this very detailed legislation—it shows extraordinary assiduity and devotion to duty. And I commend him on declaring his interest, albeit it is a fairly remote one....

I thank the Minister for introducing the orders. I also commend him on confessing that he has devoted three hours to being briefed on this very detailed legislation—it shows extraordinary assiduity and devotion to duty. And I commend him on declaring his interest, albeit it is a fairly remote one....

On licences, it is difficult to quantify exactly the numbers. However, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants does not estimate that many will take up the opportunity initially. The CLC has issued 18 licences but 89 of its members are working to gain qualification. ICAS has not yet awarded any...

On licences, it is difficult to quantify exactly the numbers. However, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants does not estimate that many will take up the opportunity initially. The CLC has issued 18 licences but 89 of its members are working to gain qualification. ICAS has not yet awarded any...

I am sure that I meant something intelligent by that. I shall perhaps send a note with a better term. Or perhaps the noble Lord could use in his mind the phrase that I should have used. Motion agreed.

I am sure that I meant something intelligent by that. I shall perhaps send a note with a better term. Or perhaps the noble Lord could use in his mind the phrase that I should have used. Motion agreed.

Does the Minister agree that "run-off procedures" is perhaps not an appropriate phrase?

Does the Minister agree that "run-off procedures" is perhaps not an appropriate phrase?

In preparing for this Motion, I discovered the hazards of being a jobbing Whip: three hours into reading my papers, I realised that I had to declare an interest. My son is some sort of certified accountant and he could conceivably be allowed to do probate work as a result...

In preparing for this Motion, I discovered the hazards of being a jobbing Whip: three hours into reading my papers, I realised that I had to declare an interest. My son is some sort of certified accountant and he could conceivably be allowed to do probate work as a result...

I also express my gratitude to the Minister for introducing this order. We have been through this mill before in relation to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and the Council for Licensed Conveyancers, and I am very interested to note how little take-up there has been. As I...

I also express my gratitude to the Minister for introducing this order. We have been through this mill before in relation to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and the Council for Licensed Conveyancers, and I am very interested to note how little take-up there has been. As I...

Draft Probate Services (Approved Bodies) Order 2009. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

Draft Probate Services (Approved Bodies) Order 2009. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

rose to move, That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Probate Services (Approved Bodies) Order 2008. The noble Lord said: This order is presented under Section 55 of, and Schedule 9 to, the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990. It will enable the...

rose to move, That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Probate Services (Approved Bodies) Order 2008. The noble Lord said: This order is presented under Section 55 of, and Schedule 9 to, the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990. It will enable the...

I thank the noble Lord for explaining the order. I do not think that it is controversial and I suspect that we can happily agree to it. However, I have a couple of short questions. The first concerns consultation. The order states: "““The Secretary of State has considered the advice...

I thank the noble Lord for explaining the order. I do not think that it is controversial and I suspect that we can happily agree to it. However, I have a couple of short questions. The first concerns consultation. The order states: "““The Secretary of State has considered the advice...

I am grateful to both noble Lords for their responses. I shall deal first with the question of why this is an affirmative resolution, in answer to the noble Lord, Lord Henley. The comments made by the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, give the answer to that. It is...

I am grateful to both noble Lords for their responses. I shall deal first with the question of why this is an affirmative resolution, in answer to the noble Lord, Lord Henley. The comments made by the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, give the answer to that. It is...