§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list in the Official Report all nationalised industries, whether statutory corporations, companies, or trading bodies of any sort, in which the Government now have any financial interest or for which they may make financial provision, in whole or part, for which he is the sponsoring Minister; and if he will list all subsidiaries or divisions of those industries which may carry on business under a .different name from that of the parent nationalised industry.
§ Mr. Butler[pursuant to his reply, 12 July 1983, c. 320]: There are no formal nationalised industries in Northern Ireland. However, the following bodies are regarded as broadly analogous to a nationalised industry:
- Northern Ireland Electricity Service.
- Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company and its four wholly owned subsidiaries:
- Northern Ireland Railways Ltd.
- Northern Ireland Airports Ltd.
- Ulsterbus Ltd.
- Citybus Ltd.
- Belfast Harbour Authority.
Note: The information given is based on part 5 of Cmnd. 8789, vol. 2, February 1983.