§ Mr. Bishopasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will review the post of deputy receiver of wrecks in order to make it possible for women to be thus employed;
(2) if he is aware that the designation of posts of coast preventive man and land preventive man is liable to indicate a degree of discrimination against women; and if he will review these posts to enable women to be thus employed by the Customs and Excise Department.
§ Mr. HigginsThe Commissioners of Customs and Excise are reviewing the scope for the extended employment of women in the context of the post-Fulton reorganisation of the Department, and certain fields hitherto exclusively staffed by men will in future be open to women, although it may not be possible to employ them on all aspects of the work. Their review will cover deputy receivers of wrecks, coast preventive men and land preventive men.
§ Mr. Bishopasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is satisfied that 141W women are excluded from holding supervisory posts in Her Majesty's Stationery Office bookshops, warehouses and presses and binderies only on grounds of suitability and are not discriminated against; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinWomen are eligible for supervisory posts in those parts of H.M.S.O. industrial establishments where the number of female staff employed and the technical experience necessary make this appropriate.
Name of Company Number of shares held Number of Government appointed Directors Date of original acquisition Beagle Aircraft Ltd. (in liquidation). 1,000,000 £1 Ordinary shares — 1968 British Petroleum Co. Ltd. 174,461,538 £1 Ordinary Stock 2 1914 1,000 £18% Cumulative First Preference Stock. British Sugar Corporation 1,125,000 £1 Ordinary shares 3 1936 (1 of whom must be Chairman) Cable and Wireless Ltd. 2,600,000 £1 shares Chairman and 9 Directors 1938 27,400,000 £1 shares. 1947 Cammell Laird (Shipbuilding & Engineers) Ltd.* 1,500,000 £1 Ordinary shares — 1970 International Computers (Holdings Ltd.* 3,500,000 £1 "C" Ordinary shares† 1 1968 Itabira Iron Ore Co. Ltd. (in liquidation). 61,220 £1 First Preference shares 380,000£1 Second Preference shares. — 1942 493,982 £1 Ordinary shares. Power Jets (R. and D.) Ltd. (in liquidation). 200,000 £1 Ordinary shares — 1944 Rolls-Royce (1971) Ltd. 2 £1 shares Chairman and 8 Directors 1971 S.B. Realisations Ltd.‡ 42,050 5% Redeemable Cumulative £1 Preference shares. 3 1943 581,302 5s. (25p) Ordinary shares. 250,000 5s. (25p) "A" Ordinary shares. Suez Finance Company 645,591 FF100 Capital shares 2 1876 Toplis & Harding (Middle East) Ltd. 998 10s. (50p) shares — 1963 Upper Clyde Shipbuilders Ltd. 875,000 £1 Ordinary shares — 1968 7% Unsecured Loan Stock, 1975§ (£940,000). 1966 Welsh Highland Light Railway (in liquidation). 5% Debenture Stock (£35,774) — 1922–4 * The Public Trustee holds these shares on behalf of the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. † The Government have so far paid only 2s. (10p) for each share. The balance of 18s. (90p) per share is due on 28th September, 1972. ‡ S.B. (Realisations) Ltd. is the holding company for the Government's share in Short Brothers and Harland. § This Loan Stock is in Fairfields (Glasgow) Ltd. which is a wholly owned non-operative subsidiary of U.C.S. Ltd. who guarantee the loan. Note: The Table covers all companies in which Government Departments hold shares. A group of shares in mixed agricultural enterprises, such as agricultural co-operatives, have been excluded. The reports and accounts of the Nationalised Industries, the I.R.C., and other public corporations give information about their shareholdings.