§ 41. Mr. Douglasasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the sales of Industrial Reorganisation Corporation holdings in joint stock companies.
§ Mr. John DaviesThe statement made on 15th November showed the shareholdings remaining in the portfolio on 1st November, 1971. Since then the I.R.C. shareholding in the Laird Group has been sold to Securities Agencies Ltd. acting on behalf of the Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd. and its own group of trusts.