§ Mr. Soamesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) when British Telecom will be producing full audited accounts;
(2) whether exemptions will be sought from the Stock Exchange rules for publicly quoted companies in the event of an offer for sale of British Telecom;
(3) what is the basis of depreciation used by British Telecom in its accounting practices;
8W(4) what is the difference in British Telecom accounts between normal depreciation and supplementary depreciation;
(5) when British Telecom's programme of installing digital exchanges will be complete.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerI shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.