§ Mr. Norman Lamontasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he will list in the Official Report the dates, and the companies concerned, when the National Enterprise Board has been given directions under section 3 of the Industry Act.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldOn 25th March 1977 and 21st April 1978 to provide financial assistance to British Leyland Ltd.
§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish in the Official Report a list of the shareholdings held by the National Enterprise Board on 15th November, showing the number and description of the shares, the percentage of total equity held by the National Enterprise Board, the cost of the shareholding and, where appropriate, the market value of the shareholding at close of business on 15th November.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldAt 15th November 1978 the following shareholdings had been announced by the NEB:
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Company Number and description of shares held by NEB Percentage of nominal value of total equity Stock Exchange Quotation (closing price 13th November where available) Cost £000 Agemapark Ltd. … 3,700 £1 ordinary … … 30.0 100 50,000 £1 redeemable preference … … Not equity 50 Aqualisa Products Ltd. … 4,000 £1 ordinary … … 40.0 4 65, 000 £1 redeemable preference … … Not equity 65 Automation and Technical Services (Holdings) Ltd. … 45,000 £1 ordinary … … 30.0 50 100,000 £1 redeemable preference … … Not equity 100 Barrow Hepburn Group Ltd. … 1,000,000 25p ordinary … … 4.1 450 36p BL Ltd. … 1,144,554,026 50p ordinary … … 98.9 695,523 20p British Tanners Products Ltd. … 2,000,000 £1 ordinary … … 50.0 2,000 Brown Boveri Kent Ltd. … 10,856,585 25p ordinary … … 20.0 3,293 45p BTB (Engineering) Ltd. … 30,000 £1 redeemable preference … … 50.0 30 Bull Motors Ltd. … 500,000 £1 ordinary … … 100.0 500 Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd. … 412,684,225 1p ordinary … … 79.7 5,020 4,261,757 10p ordinary … … 50,000,000 £1 ordinary … … Not equity 500 R. R. Chapman (Sub Sea Surveys) Ltd. … 50,000 £1 ordinary … … 42.7 50 Computer Analysts and Programmers (Holdings) Ltd. … 1,372,760 10p ordinary … … 29.9 549 Computer and Systems Engineering Ltd. … 349,750 5p ordinary … … 49.9 882 15,200 £1 redeemable preference … … Not equity 48 Date Recording Instrument Co. Ltd. … 3,970,337 £1 ordinary … … 63.1 3,977 1,000,000 £1 redeemable preference … … Not equity 1,000 The Energy Equipment Co. Ltd. … 75,000 £1 preference … … 42.9 75 100,000 £1 preference … … Not equity 100 125,000 £1 preference … … 125 Fairey Holdings Ltd. … 18,000,000 £1 ordinary … … 100.0 18,000 Ferranti Ltd. … 10,666,666 50p ordinary … … 50.0 6,933 Hemmings Plastics Ltd. … 100,000 £1 redeemable preference … … Not equity 100 Herbert Ltd. … 83,632,948 25p ordinary … … 100.0 36,196 Hird Brown Ltd. … 250,000 £1 redeemable preference … … 100.0 250 Hydraroll Ltd. … 4,500 £1 ordinary … … 48.9 5 60,000 £1 redeemable preference … … Not equity 60 ICL Ltd. … 8,148,750 £1 ordinary … … 24.4 12,134 425p Inmos Ltd. … 370,000 25p ordinary … … 67.3 92 5,000 £100 preference … … Not equity 500
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Commpany Number and description of shares held by NEB Percentage of nominal value of total equity Cost Stock Exchange Quotation (closing price 13th November) where available £'000 INSCA Date Systems Ltd. … … … 2,150,000 £1 ordinary … … 100.0 2,150 J. & P. Engineering Ltd. … … … 45,000 £1 ordinary … … 33.3 100 Keland Electrics Ltd. … … … 100,000 £1 ordinary … … 100.0 100 Mayflower Packaging Ltd. … … … 60,000 redeemable preference … … 33.3 60 60,000 redeemable preference … … Not equity 60 The Mollart Engineering Co. Ltd. … … … 46,822 £1 ordinary … … 70.6 382 Monotype Holdings Ltd. … … … 250,000 £1 ordinary … … 37.5 250 Negretti and Zambra Ltd. … … … 960,000 25p ordinary … … 29.8 710 460,622 £1 redeemable preference … … Not equity 461 Newtown Securities (Northern) Ltd. … … … 125,000 £1 ordinary … … 50.0 125 North-East Audio Ltd. … … … 54,450 £1 ordinary … … 49.8 99 340,000 £1 redeemable preference … … Not equity 200 Powerdrive PSR Ltd. … … … 20,000 £1 ordinary … … 40.0 20 100,000 £1 redeemable preference … … Not equity 100 150,000 £1 redeemable preference … … 150 Power Dynamics Ltd. … … … 60,000 £1 ordinary … … 33.3 60 120,000 redeemable preference … … Not equity 120 Rolls-Royce Ltd. … … … 203,000,000 £1 ordinary … … 100.0 203,000 Sandiacre Electrics Ltd. … … … 30,000 £1 ordinary … … 30.0 40 125,000 £1 redeemable preference … … Not equity 125 Francis Shaw and Co. Ltd. … … … 1,400,000 20p ordinary … … Not equity 546 Sinclair Radionics Ltd. … … … 75,000 £1 ordinary … … 73.3 650 200,000 £1 preference … … Not equity 2,000 2,000,000 £1 redeemable preference … … Systems Designers International Ltd. … … … 3,060 £1 ordianry … … 26.0 184 Systems Programming Holdings Ltd. … … … 300 £1 'v' voting … … 79.9 600 600,000 £1 'D' non-voting … … Systime Ltd. … … … 847 £1 ordinary … … 28.1 538 476 £1 preference … … Twinlock Ltd. … … … 7,123,000 10p ordinary … … 33.3 997 United Medical Enterprises Ltd. … … … 4,619,440 £1 ordinary … … 70.0 5,774 Vicort of London Ltd. … … … 9,608 £1 ordinary … … 49.0 10 130,392 redeemable preference … … Not equity 130