Transport Holding Company

HC Deb 27 May 1966 vol 729 c207W

Mr. Peter Walker

asked the Minister of Transport if she will give the number employed, assets employed, total capital expenditure, output, and the profit or loss

Year				Numbers Employed	Net Assets Employed (i.e. book value as at 31st December each year)	Total Capital Expenditure	Output	Profits for Year (before taxation)
				£	£	£	£	£
1963	…	…	…	2,000 approx.	3,242,000	142,000	5,074,000	15,000
1964	…	…	…	2,000 approx.	3,363,000	18,000	5,397,000	256,000
1965	…	…	…	2,000 approx.	3,462,000	60,000	5,448,000	332,000

Mr. Peter Walker

asked the Minister of Transport if she will give the number of bus bodies, chassis and engines, respectively, manufactured by the manufacturing interests of the Transport Holding Company for the years 1963, 1964 and 1965.

Mr. John Morris

The output of the manufacturing subsidiaries of the Transport Holding Company producing bus bodies and chassis and engines was as follows:

Eastern Coach Works Ltd.: bus bodies

1963: 682

1964: 684

1965: 687

British Commercial Vehicles Ltd. (B.C.V.)chassis and engines.

1963: 630 of which 160 were equipped with B.C.V. engines.

1964: 757 of which 209 were equipped with B.C.V. engines.

1965: 732 of which 184 were equipped with B.C.V. engines.