HC Deb 23 April 2002 vol 384 c129W
Mr. Carmichael

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many firms of(a) solicitors and

31 March 1990 31 March 1995 31 March 2000
The Law Society (ie England and Wales) 7,207 7,272 6,591
The Law Society of Scotland 964 800 540
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales 6,173 4,964 4,780
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland 536 456 420

Figures for 1986 are not available, as the Act did not come into effect until 1988.

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