HC Deb 11 March 1976 vol 907 cc319-20W
Mr. Stonehouse

asked the Attorney-General what was the cost to public funds of his attempt to stop publication of the Crossman Diaries, Volume 1.

The Attorney-General

I have nothing to add to the replies which I gave to the right hon. Member's Questions on 26th

GOVERNMENT SHAREHOLDINGS AS AT 1ST MARCH 1976
Company Shares held
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. … 150,000 £1 Ordinary Shares.
Beagle Aircraft Ltd. (in liquidation) … 1,000,000 £1 Ordinary Shares.
British Channel Tunnel Co. Ltd … 3,652,174 £1 Ordinary Shares.
1,086,957 £1 Founders' Shares.
British Petroleum Co. Ltd … 186,092,307 £1 Ordinary Shares.
1,000 £1 8 per cent. Cumulative First Preference Stock.
British Sugar Corporation Ltd … 1,125,000 £1 Ordinary Shares.
Cable &Wireless Ltd … 30,000,000 £1 Ordinary Shares.
Cammell Laird Shipbuilders Ltd … 1,500,000 £1 Ordinary Shares.
Govan Shipbuilders Ltd … 10,000,000 £1 Ordinary Shares.
International Computers (Holdings) Ltd … 3,500,000 £1 Ordinary Shares.
Itabira Iron Ore Co. Ltd. (in liquidation) … 493,982 £1 Ordinary Shares.
61,200 £1 1st Preference Shares.
380,000 £1 2nd Preference Shares.
John Hastie & Co. Ltd … 200,000 £1 Ordinary Shares.
500,000 £1 Redeemable Preference Shares.
Kearney & Trecker Marwin Ltd … 235,000 £1 Redeemable Convertible "A" Third Preference Shares.
KTM Machine Tools (Holdings) Ltd … 338,141 £1 Ordinary Shares.
950,000 £1 Redeemable Convertible "A" Preference Shares.
3,222,200 £1 Redeemable "B" Preference Shares.
Marathon Shipbuilding Co. (U. K.) Ltd … 20,000 6 per cent. Redeemable non-cumulative £100 Preference Shares.
Mersey Docks and Harbour Co … 4,137,265 10p Ordinary Shares.
1 10p Special Share.
Norton Villiers Triumph Ltd … 3,500,000 £1 "A"* Redeemable Preference Shares.
1,372,000 £1 "B" Redeemable Convertible Preference Shares.
North East Coast Ship Repairers Ltd … 1,800,000 £1 Ordinary Shares.
Nuclear Enterprises Ltd … 7,353 £1 "B" Ordinary Shares.
SB (Realisations) Ltd … 42,050 £1 5 per cent. Redeemable Cumulative Preference Shares.
581,302 25p Ordinary Shares.
250,000 25p "A" Ordinary Shares.
Sunderland Shipbuilders Ltd … 2,750,000 £1 Ordinary Stock units.
1,312,500 £1 Cumulative 6 per cent. Preterence Shares.
Toplis & Harding (Middle East) Ltd. (in liquidation) … 997 50p Shares.
Triang Pedigree Ltd. … 25,000 £1 Ordinary Shares.
1,000,000 £1 Redeemable Preference Shares.
Upper Clyde Shipbuilders Ltd. (in liquidation) … 875,000 £1 Ordinary Shares.
12,000,000 25p Ordinary Shares.

January, 16th February and 23rd February 1976.

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