Nationalised Industries

HC Deb 30 June 1975 vol 894 cc322-3W

Mr. Knox

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list all cases in which nationalised industries have borrowed funds from abroad since February 1974.

Mr. Dell

Loans raised by each nationalised industry for domestic use from February 1974 until the end of May 1975 are listed below:

Borrower	Amount (millions)
National Coal Board	U.S.$	5.6
	U.S.$	10
	U.S.$	15
	£	1.7
	DM	25
	U.S.$	40.2
	U.S.$	23.5
	U.S.$	12
	U.S.$	46.5
Electricity Council	U.S.$	100
	U.S.$	25.1*
	DM	10*
	£	3.1*
	U.S.$	11.3*
	DM	8.8*
	£	1.6*
South of Scotland Electricity Board.	U.S.$	100
	U.S.$	26.4*
	DM	8.8*
	D F1s	4.5*
	£	2.3*
North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board.	U.S.$	15*
	£	4.2*
Post Office	U.S.$	100
	U.S.$	25
	U.S.$	100
	U.S.$	150
	U.S.$	125
British Steel Corporation	U.S.$	150
	U.S.$	21
	U.S.$	23
	U.S.$	200
	U.S.$	11.2*
	£	3.2*
	U.S.$	22.3*
	£	2.4*
	U.S.$	54
	U.S.$	26
Note: Loans marked * are single borrowings in the mixture of currencies indicated.