§ Lord Harris of High Crossasked Her Majesty's Government:
What has been the total cost over five year periods since 1945 of: (a) current subsidies; (b) capital grants; (c) writing off of capital; and (d) PDC or equivalent, for Rolls-Royce, BL, the Northern Ireland Electricity Service, UTA/Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company, the Royal Mint, Royal Ordnance Factories, the Forestry Commission, the National Water Council, Regional Water Authorities in England and the Welsh National Water Authority and Harland and Wolff; all figures to be expressed in terms of constant 1979 survey prices.
§ Lord CockfieldThe information requested is not held centrally and could only be drawn together to answer this question at disproportionate cost.