§ Mr. Mikardoasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give figures on a standardised basis showing for each year since nationalisation the gross and net income, as defined in Command Paper No. 3437, of the following bodies and their predecessors, the National Coal Board, Electricity Council and Boards in England and Wales, North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, South of Scotland Electricity Board, Gas Council and Area Gas Boards, British Overseas Airways Corporation, British European Airways, British Railways Board and London Transport Board.
§ Mr. DiamondThe necessary information is contained in the published accounts of the bodies mentioned, but I regret that it could not be extracted in the form requested by my hon. Friend without undue expenditure of time and effort.