§ Mr. Knoxasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the receipts to the Treasury from privatisation have been in each financial year since 1979–80; and what he anticipates the receipts will be in each of the next five financial years, in cash terms and at constant prices.
§ Mr. MooreProceeds treated as special sales of assets, including the planning figures for 1985–86 and subsequent years, are set out in cash terms:
(£ million) 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 370 405 494 488 1,142
(£ million) 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 2,091 2,500 4,750 4,750 4,750 No planning figure has been decided for years after 1988–89. Using the assumptions for the GDP deflator given in footnote 2 to table 2.1 of the Autumn Statement, the planning figures for special sales of assets expressed in 1984–85 price levels are as follows:
(£ million) 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 2,381 4,329 4,183 4,061