§ Mr. Grocottasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what have been the payments to the Government from public dividend capital over the last ten years.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettFollowing is the information in respect of the only four 57W bodies to which public divided capital has been issued:
DIVIDENDS RECEIVED ON PUBLIC DIVIDEND CAPITAL £ million 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 British Steel Corporation — — — — — — — — — *15.9 British Overseas Airways Corporation — 3.5 5.3 10.0 12.5 13.0 4.9 3.3 — — British Airways Board — — — — — — — — *4.4 *6.1 Industrial Re-organisation Corporation — — — — — 0.8 0.5 — — — * Net of Advance Corporation Tax.