§ Mr. Allan StewartTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has decided on the timetable for the sale of the Clydeside and Western subsidiaries of the Scottish Bus Group; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 11 December 1989]: My right hon. and learned Friend will shortly be publishing a disposal programme which will set out the basis on which the subsidiaries of the Scottish Bus Group will be sold. The first companies are expected to be 562W advertised for sale around the beginning of 1990. It is not, however, possible at this stage to say when Western Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. will be offered for sale.