§ 60. Mr. Footasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the names of the steel companies to which sales have so far been made by the Steel Holding and Realisation Agency; and how much steel producing capacity these sales together represent, first, in actual quantity, and, second, as a percentage of the total national steel output.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterIn addition to the two companies in respect of which public issues have been made, five companies have been sold by private negotiation; I am circulating a list of them 5W and of their purchasers in the OFFICIAL REPORT. I understand that my right hon. Friend the Minister of Supply is not prepared to reveal figures relating to production of individual companies, but I can tell the hon. Member that these seven companies were responsible in 1952–53 for between 17 and 18 per cent, of U.K. steel production.
COMPANIES SOLD BY PRIVATE NEGOTIATION Publicly-owned Company Sold to: The Templeborough Rolling Mills Ltd. as to one third to British Ropes Ltd. as to one third to William Cooke & Co. Ltd. as to one third retained by The United Steel Cos. Ltd. Round Oak Steel Works Ltd. Tube Investments Ltd. Sheffield Forge & Rolling Mills Ltd. Darwins Ltd. District Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. J. Brockhouse & Co. Ltd. The Hallamshire Steel & File Co. Ltd. James Neill & Co. (Sheffield) Ltd,