Public Bodies (Expenditure and Manpower)

HC Deb 31 July 1981 vol 9 c573W

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the current level of capital expenditure and the number of employees in (a) the British Gas Corporation, (b) the British National Oil Corporation and (c) the National Coal Board.

Mr. David Howell

The level of capital expenditure and the number of employees are as follows:

	Capital Expenditure (£ million)	Number of employees (000's)
British Gas Corporation	514	106
British National Oil Corporation	216	1.9
National Coal Board	756	294

The figures are taken from the most recent reports and accounts of the industries and are for the financial year 1980–81 in the case of BGC and NCB, and for 1980 in the case of BNOC.