HC Deb 21 November 1966 vol 736 cc247-9W
Mr. Ridley

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will set out a list of the names of all private companies of which the nationalised industries under his control have whole or part ownership, together with the nationalised industry concerned, the percentage proportion of ownership, the date of acquisition of the holding, and the value of the holding, respectively.

Mr. Jay

The companies owned in whole or in part by B.O.A.C. and B.E.A. are as follows:—

BRITISH EUROPEAN AIRWAYS
COMPANIES OWNED IN WHOLE OR IN PART
Name of Company B.E.A. Percentage shareholding Nominal Value of shareholding Date of original acquisition of a shareholding Remarks
Subsidiary Companies £
B.E.A. (Espana) Ltd. 100 20,000 1947
B.E.A. Helicopters Ltd. 100 3,999 1964 Formerly West Coast Air Services Ltd.— acquired 1947
Silver Wing Surface Arrangements Ltd. 100 70,154 1st November 1966 Formerly North Eastern Airways Ltd.—acquired 1947
Associated Companies
Airport Catering Services Ltd. 40 4,000 1963
Airways Aero Association Ltd. 35 35 1950
Airways Housing Trust Ltd. 33 33 1965
B.K.S. Air Transport Ltd. 50 35,000 1964
Cambrian Airways Ltd. 33.3 166,666 1958
College of Air Training (Properties) Ltd. 50 380 1961
Cyprus Airways Ltd. 22.7 21,637 1947
Gibraltar Airways Ltd. 49 1,592 1947
International Aeradio Ltd. 33 112,500 1947
Malta Airways Co. Ltd. 34 61,200 1948
Belgian Francs
S.I.T.A 6.6 18,800 1949
Dormant Companies £
Air Terminals Ltd. 100 23,755 1955
Allied Airways (Gandar Dower) Ltd. 100 33,680 1947
Channel Islands Airways Ltd. 100 150,000 1947
Guernsey Airways Ltd. 100 15,000 1947 Subsidiaries of Channel Islands Airways Ltd.
Jersey Airways Ltd. 100 17,250 1947
Highlands Airways (1939) Ltd 100 100 1947
Isle of Man Air Services Ltd. 100 75,000 1947
Railway Air Services Ltd. 100 2,400 1947
Scottish Airways Ltd. 100 80,000 1947
Western Isles Airways Ltd. 100 50,000 1947
International Helicopters Ltd. 100 100 1965 Subsidiary of B.E.A. Helicopters