Nationalised Industries (Hansard, 29 June 1993)

HC Deb 29 June 1993 vol 227 cc453-4W 453W

§ Mr. Battle
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total value of the receipts accrued from the sale of nationalised industries for each year since 1979.

§ Mr. Dorrell
Privatisation proceeds—including from the sale of nationalised industries—from 1979–80 to 1992–93 were about £50 billion, shown in the table by year.

Privatisation proceeds

£ billion

1979–80 0.4

1980–81 0.2

1981–82 0.5

1982–83 0.5

1983–84 1.1

1984–85 2.1

1985–86 2.7

1986–87 4.5

1987–88 5.1

1988–89 7.1

1989–90 4.2

1990–91 5.3

1991–92 7.9

1992–93 8.1

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Privatisation proceeds
	£ billion
1979–80	0.4
1980–81	0.2
1981–82	0.5
1982–83	0.5
1983–84	1.1
1984–85	2.1
1985–86	2.7
1986–87	4.5
1987–88	5.1
1988–89	7.1
1989–90	4.2
1990–91	5.3
1991–92	7.9
1992–93	8.1