Cable and Wireless Ltd. (Hansard, 5 April 1978)

HC Deb 05 April 1978 vol 947 c127W 127W

§ Mr. Litterick
asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish figures showing the deficits or surpluses produced by Cable and Wireless Ltd. during each of the last complete 20 operating years for which figures are available.

§ Mr. Les Huckfield
The pre-tax profit figures published in the Cable and Wireles Group reports and accounts for the years 1957–58 to 1976–77 are as follows:

£

1957–58 2.9

1958–59 3.9

1959–60 4.0

1960–61 5.1

1961–62 5.2

1962–63 4.8

1963–64 3.7

1964–65 3.7

1965–66 3.6

1966–67 4.3

1967–68 5.8

1968–69 6.8

1969–70 9.1

1971–72 5.6

1972–73 9.6

1973–74 14.7

1974–75 19.0

1975–76 28.4

1976–77 58.2

	£
1957–58	2.9
1958–59	3.9
1959–60	4.0
1960–61	5.1
1961–62	5.2
1962–63	4.8
1963–64	3.7
1964–65	3.7
1965–66	3.6
1966–67	4.3
1967–68	5.8
1968–69	6.8
1969–70	9.1
1971–72	5.6
1972–73	9.6
1973–74	14.7
1974–75	19.0
1975–76	28.4
1976–77	58.2