§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the names of all the nationalised industries 38W for which he is the sponsoring Minister, all the subsidiary companies of those nationalised industries and the names of all companies in which his Department, or bodies answerable to his Department, have a majority or minority interest.
§ Mr. FowlerThe nationalised industries for which I am responsible are the British Railways Board, the National Bus Company and the British Transport Docks Board. I also own the shares of the National Freight Company. The names of the subsidiaries and associated companies are given in the industries' annual accounts. I have no interests in other companies. I intend to dispose of my shares in the National Freight Company, and it is similarly my intention that with the introduction of private capital the British Transport Docks Board and certain subsidiaries of the British Railways Board will pass to the private sector.