§ Mr. Shoreasked the Secretary of State for Energy what arrangements he made when privatising publicly owned shares in Amersham International to ensure that it remained in majority British control.
§ Mr. GoodladThe Government have retained a special share giving them powers to prevent unacceptable changes in control.
§ Mr. Shoreasked the Secretary of State for Energy what was the profit of Amersham International in the financial year immediately preceding privatisation.
§ Mr. GoodladAmersham International's profit after tax for the year from April 1980 to March 1981 was £1,469,000.