§ Mr. Leeasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will make a further statement on the disposal of Amersham International.
§ Mr. John Moore[pursuant to his reply, Thursday 11 February 1982, c. 448]: Parliamentary approval to expenditure in connection with the sale of Amersham International Public Limited Company will be sought in a new Vote—Class IV, Vote 25—which will be introduced with the Spring Supplementary Estimates. Pending that approval, the necessary expenditure will be met by repayable advances from the Contingencies Fund. Copies of the prospectus concerning the offer for sale have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.