§ Mr. LeggTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in which privatised companies the Government retain a shareholding: and what number of shares the Government own in each such company. [6918]
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§ Mr. JackThe information requested is included in the table:
Government shareholdings Company Total Her Majesty's Government Holding Millions BAA 29.47 British Gas 0.08 BT 30.80 Mersey Docks and Harbour Company 12.41 Anglian Water 2.58 Northumbrian Water 0.27 North West Water 2.70 Severn Trent 3.57 Southern Water 1.21 South West Water 0.11 Thames Water 3.53 Welsh Water (ORD) 0.85 Welsh Water (PREF) 0.92 Wessex Water (ORD) 1.01 Wessex Water (PREF) 1.21 Yorkshire Water 1.50 East Midlands Electricity 0.95 London Electricity 1.12 Midlands Electricity 1.28 Northern Electricity (ORD) 0.79 Seeboard 2.30 Southern Electric 0.92 South Wales Electricity 0.62 Yorkshire Electricity 1.09 National Power 34.49 PowerGen 22.00 Scottish Hydro-Electric 7.69 Scottish Power 18.80 Northern Ireland Electricity 5.40