Promoting dialogue and debate
- Overview
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ICAEW has been the secretariat for the Associate Parliamentary Group for Business, Finance and Accountancy (BFA) since 2006.
The politically neutral group promotes dialogue between Parliament, business and the accountancy profession through policy forums (approximately four a year) in the Houses of Parliament on issues of economic importance. The group brings in contributors from all parties and sectors including voluntary, public and private. It is committed to transparency and reports to parliament as instructed.
The group is chaired by ICAEW member, Iain Wright MP, and made up of cross-party Parliamentarians.
To contact the BFA secretariat please email georgina.dowling@icaew.com or on 020 7920 9798.
- Next event
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- Latest news
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- The AGM was held on Wednesday 28 June
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- Building the foundations for sustainable economic growth
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- "Business, finance and accountancy sit at the heart of British life" says chair, Iain Wright MP
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- Previous events
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- Owen Smith (Shadow Exchequer Secretary), Sajid Javid (PPS to Chancellor George Osborne) and John Hawksworth (Chief Economist, PwC)
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- Mark Hoban MP (Financial Secretary, HM Treasury), Toby Perkins MP (Shadow Minister for Small Business), Stephen Pegge (Director of SME Markets, Lloyds)
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- Clive Briault (Senior adviser on financial regulation, KPMG); Baroness Wheatcroft (Member of the Joint Committee on the draft Financial Services Bill); Jonathan Scheele (Head of the European Commission Representation to the UK)
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- Adrian Bailey MP (Chair, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee); Nigel Toon (CEO, Picochip); Richard Anton (Vice-President, BVCA)
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- Mark Hendrick MP (Chair, APPG China); Mark Bennett (Managing Director UKTI Business Group); John Cooke (Chair, TheCityUK’s LOTIS Committee)
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- Rt. Hon John Hutton MP (former Secretary of State for Business); David Halpern (Director of Research; Institute for Government); Mark Hutchinson (Partner, KPMG); Michael Whitehouse (COO, NAO)
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- Clive Betts MP (Chair, Culture, Media and Sport Committee); Mihir Bose (Sport journalist); Paul Rawnsley (Director, Sports Business Group, Deloitte)
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- Mark Hoban MP (Financial Secretary); Rt. Hon Liam Bryne MP (Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office); John Hawksworth (Chief Economist, PwC)
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- Mark Prisk MP (Minister for Business and Enterprise); James Caan (Entrepreneur and ‘Dragon’ on BBC’s Dragon’s Den); Jonathan Guthrie (Enterprise Editor, Financial Times); Lara Morgan (Founder, Pacific Direct); Chi Onwurah MP (Shadow Business Minister); Ben Ramsden (Founder, Pants to Poverty)
- Group funding
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ICAEW pays for all costs related to the events the group holds throughout the year. These costs include hire of a room in parliament, food and drink, PA system and an official photographer.
The total cost of the events held by the group in the 2011/2012 financial year was £4883.70.
8 November 2011: The future of financial regulation: Who decides?
Total cost = £1105.82 (breakfast)
24 January 2012: Life after Merlin – What next for SME finance?
Total cost = £1430.58 (breakfast)
22 March 2012: Budget 2012 – A Budget for growth?
Total cost = £1822.88 (breakfast)
26 March 2012: Eurozone crisis – How are British businesses responding?
Total cost = £524.42 (lunch)