HC Deb 24 March 1971 vol 814 cc122-3W
Mr. Milne

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the undertakings in which British Railways and the Transport Commission have a direct financial interest.

Mr. Eldon Griffiths

Following is the information:

  • British Rail Engineering Ltd.
  • British Rail Hovercraft Ltd.
  • British Rail—International Inc.
  • British Transport Hotels Ltd.
  • British Transport Ship Management (Scotland) Ltd.
  • Britravel Nominees Ltd.
  • Channel Tunnel Co., Ltd.
  • Containerbase Federation Ltd.
  • Containerbase (Leeds) Ltd.
  • Containerbase (Liverpool) Ltd.
  • Containerbase (London West) Ltd.
  • Containerbase (Manchester) Ltd.
  • Containerbase (Scotland) Ltd.
  • Derwent Valley Light Railway Co.
  • Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbour Co.
  • Freightliners Ltd.
  • Guernsey Stevedores Ltd.
  • London (East) I.C.D. Ltd.
  • Pullman Car Co., Ltd.
  • Railway Sites Ltd.
  • Sealink Ltd.
  • Sealink Travel Ltd.
  • Societe Anonyme de Navigation Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace.
  • Societe Belgo-Anglaise des Ferry-Boats S.A.
  • Societe Ferroviaire Internationale de Transports Frigorifiques (Interfrigo).
  • Societe Internationale Pour le Transport par Transcontainers (Intercontainers).
  • Sutton Bridge Dock Co.
  • Sutton Harbour Improvement Co.
  • Transportation Systems and Market Research Ltd.

This list includes only those companies in which the Railways Board holds more than 5 per cent. of the equity.

The British Transport Commission was dissolved by the Transport Act, 1962.