Mr. H. Wilsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the original amount paid by His Majesty's then Government for their holding in the British Petroleum Company; and the present market value of that holding.
§ Mr. BirchThe amount originally paid by the Government for their holding in the British Petroleum Company was £5,001,000. The value of the Government holding at the close of business on Friday, 28th June was just under £462,000,000.