§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will give further details of the recent purchase of shares by the National Enterprise Board in the Barrow Hepburn Group Ltd., and British Tankers Products Ltd., and indicate what percentage this represents of the total equity of the company and the cost to the National Enterprise Board; and if he will list the other companies that have been acquired from the Barrow Hepburn Group by British Tanner Products; and what was the cost of ecquisition.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldThe position on these shareholdings was set out in the reply I gave the hon. Member on 6th March—[Vol. 945, c.465–5]. The acquision of the other Barrow Hepburn companies is a matter for the National Enterprise Board and British Tanners Products.