§ Mr. Gowasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he will list those companies or corporations in which the Government own all or a majority of the shares and the numbers of such shares held by the Government in each case, as a proportion of the whole.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldThe following is the information for companies or corporations for which my right hon. Friend is responsible:
Majority Shareholdings Proportion of shares held Per cent. Appledore Shipbuilders Limited 100 Beagle Aircraft Limited (in liquidation) 100 Cable and Wireless Limited† — Govan Shipbuilders Limited 100 North East Coast Shiprepaires Limited 100 Sunderland Shipbuilders Limited 100 * For the purposes of this table, a majority shareholding is defined as one of over 50 per cent, up to and including 100 per cent, of issued voting capital and a minority shareholding as one of 50 per cent. or less. † Cable and Wireless Limited is a company wholly owned by the Government with all but a few of its shares held by the Treasury Solicitor.