HC Deb 28 November 1989 vol 162 c171W
Mr. John Evans

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many officials are employed at the Treasury to advise him on estimates of privatisation proceeds.

Mr. Ryder

The Treasury's public enterprises group, responsible for privatisation and nationalised industry policy, employs 30 people. However, estimates of proceeds from individual sales are the responsibility of the Departments concerned.