§ Mr. Dodsworthasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing a breakdown of all nationalised industry borrowing powers, giving the existing statutory limit, the increase permissible by order, the estimated amount outstanding at 31st December 1975 and the relevant statutes;
(2) if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing an analysis of the amounts outstanding against statutory financing limits of all nationalised industries at 31st December 1975.
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§ Mr. Joel Barnett,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 20th January 1976;
TABLE 1 NATIONALISED INDUSTRIES: BORROWING POWERS £ million Nationalised Industry Existing Statutory limit Increase permissible by Order Estimated amount outstanding at 31st December 1975 Relevant Statute National Coal Board … 700 — 693 Coal Industry Act 1973 Electricity Council and Boards 6,500 — 5,304 Electricity Act 1972 North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board … 1,200 — 1,023 Electricity Act 1972 South of Scotland Electricity Board … British Gas Corporation … 2,500 200 2,299 Gas Act 1972 British Steel Corporation … 2,000 — 1,206 Iron & Steel Act 1975 Post Office … 4,800 — 3,983 Post Office (Borrowing) Act 1972 British Airways Board … 560 140 388 Civil Aviation Act 1971 British Airports Authority … 125 — 62 Airports Authority Act 1975 British Railways Board … 600 300 342 Railways Act 1974 British Transport Docks Board 160 — 124 Transport Act 1968 British Waterways Board … 12 — 11 Transport Act 1968 National Freight Corporation 200 100 166 Transport Act 1968 National Bus Company … 130 — 122 Transport Act 1968 Scottish Transport Group … 50 — 24 Transport Act 1968
TABLE 2 NATIONALISED INDUSTRIES: ANALYSIS OF AMOUNTS OUTSTANDING AGAINST STATUTORY FINANCING LIMITS AT 31ST DECEMBER 1975 £ million Gross Government advances Repayments Net Government advances Borrowing by Stock Issues Temporary (and Other Domestic) Borrowing Borrowing Abroad Public Dividend Capital Total National Coal Board … 457 64 393 — 144 156 — 693 Electricity Council and Boards 6,101 2,459 3,642 620 274 768 — 5,304 North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board … 400 177 223 69 3 95 — 390 South of Scotland Electricity Board … 763 273 490 — 12 131 — 633 British Gas Corporation … 2,476 833 1,643 214 101 341 — 2,299 British Steel Corporation … 788 295 493 — 171 181 361 1,206 Post Office … 3,637 190 3,447 — 75 461 — 3,983 British Airways Board … 188 129 59 — — 123 206 388 British Airports Authority … 64 2 62 — — — — 62 British Railways Board … 322 9 313 — 29 — — 342 British Transport Docks Board … 124 — 124 — — — — 124 British Waterways Board … 10 — 10 — 1 — — 11 National Freight Corporation … 154 — 154 — 12 — — 166 National Bus Company … 132 10 122 — — — — 122 Scottish Transport Group … 20 — 20 — 4 — — 24