HC Deb 20 December 1957 vol 580 c135W
Mr. Cronin

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the total amount lost by the Treasury, in the form of profit forgone on the basis of the premium at the commencement of dealings, as a consequence of the Government not having exercised its right to take up shares in the recent issue of British Petroleum.

Mr. P. Thorneycroft

No. The calculation would be altogether too hypothetical.