EMPLOYEE SHARE SCHEMES

Early day motion 814, tabled 4 March 2003 by Lord Howard of Lympne (Conservative). Signed by 51 members.

That this House notes the great benefits to employees, employers and the economy as a whole of broad-based employee share schemes; and urges the International Accounting Standards Board and the Accounting Standards Board to take account in their work on new accounting standards of the impact of such standards on widely-based employee share schemes.

Signatures by party: Conservative 35, Liberal Democrat 6, Labour 4, Labour/Co-operative 3, Scottish National Party 2, Independent Conservative 1.