§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport which Doncaster-based British Rail businesses are in the programme for privatisation; what is the number of employees in each of these businesses; what is the expected date for the sale of each business; and what are the expected receipts from each sale. [2719]
§ Mr. WattsRailpart UK Ltd. which has its headquarters in Doncaster, is expected to be sold in about two months. The company employed 272 staff as at 31 March 1996. It would be inappropriate for commercial reasons to speculate on possible receipts.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the date of privatisation of each of the Doncaster-based British Rail businesses which have been privatised to date; what was the number of employees in each business at the time of privatisation; and what was the amount of money received for each business. [2739]
§ Mr. WattsThe following British Rail businesses, whose headquarters were based in Doncaster, have been sold as at 6 November 1996.
Business sold Date sale completed Number of employees at time of sale Gross proceeds (£ million) Doncaster Rail Maintenance ltd. 5 June 1995 575 (on 1 April 1995) —1 BPE Mechanical and Engineering Consultancy Ltd. 15 September 1995 32(including branch offices) 0.25 Loadhaul Ltd. 24 February 1996 1,659 —2 1 Doncaster Rail Maintenance Ltd. was one of the three former BR Maintenance Ltd. businesses which were sold together for a single lump-sum price. 2 Loadhaul Ltd. was one of the three former BR trainload freight companies which were sold together for a single lump-sum price.