§ Mr. Shoreasked the Secretary of State for Energy what arrangements he made when privatising publicly owned shares in Enterprise Oil, to ensure that it remains in majority British control.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe Government have retained, for the present, 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 Enterprise Oil in the financial year immediately preceding privatisation.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithEnterprise Oil's profit after tax for the eight-month period from the start of trading on 1 May to 31 December 1983 was £30.8 million.