§ Lord Harris of High Crossasked Her Majesty's Government:
What has been the cost for each of the last 10 years of: (a) current subsidies; (b) capital grants; (c) writing off of capital; and, (d) PDC for each nationalised industry; all figures to be shown both in current prices and in 1979 survey prices.
§ Lord CockfieldFollowing are the estimated outturn figures for 1980–81. For the information in respect of the previous nine years I would refer the noble Lord to the Answer I gave him on 23rd March (Official Report, Vol. 418, No. 56, cols. 1043–1050).
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NATIONALISED INDUSTRIES 1980–81 ESTIMATED OUTTURN £ million Current (outturn) prices 1979 survey prices Current Grants Capital Grants Capital Write-offs Issues of PDC Current Grants Capital Grants Capital Write-offs Issues of PDC National Coal Board 251 — — — 213 — — — Electricity (England and Wales) 5 — — — 4 — — — Electricity (Scotland) 16 — — — 14 — — — British Gas Corporation — — — — — — — — British National Oil Corporation — — — — — — — — British Steel Corporation — — — 1,223* — — — 1,039* Post Office — — — — — — — — British Airways Board — — 160 10 — — 136 8 British Airports Authority — — — — — — — — British Railways Board 673 — — — 571 — — — British Transport Docks Board — — — — — — — — British Waterways Board 26 — — — 22 — — — National Freight Company Ltd. 2 4 100 — 2 3 85 — National Bus Company 41 25 — — 35 21 — — Scottish Transport Group 15 6 — — 13 5 — — British Shipbuilders 42 — — 123 36 — — 104 *Including subscriptions of capital issued to BSC under Section 18 of the Iron and Steel Act 1975.