§ 84. Sir T. Beamishasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the cost and date of acquisition of all industries and services nationalised since 1945, showing each separately.
§ Mr. William Rodgers:The table below shows the amount of stock issued primarily for compensation purposes since 1945.
Date Industry Amount £m 1946 Coal … … 242 1947 Electricity … 341 1948 Gas … … 189 1948–1962 Transport(a) … 1,074 1967 Steel(b) … … 678 2,524 Notes
- (a)This figure shows the costs of compensation stock issued by the British Transport Commission.
- (b)Including £110 million which represents the value of securities formerly held by ISHRA which passed to the British Steel Corporation on vesting day in 1967.