§ Sir William Clarkasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement about the benefits of the securities market so far as Her Majesty's Government's privatisation policy is concerned.
§ Mr. FletcherThe Government's privatisation programme has involved making equity currently worth some £2.2 billion available to individuals and freely tradeable by them through the securities market. The main benefit of the programme lies in public ownership becoming a reality. The benefits to the market are not readily quantifiable.