HC Deb 30 April 1996 vol 276 c439W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what reasons led him to offer shares to the market(a) in tranches and (b) in one complete issue for each privatisation since 1979. [27343]

Mr. Jack

Decisions on offer structure are matters for each vendor Department, taking account of such issues as the size of the company being sold and market conditions at the time of each sale.