§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will state, for each industry in public ownership in 1979, the latest annual amount paid to former owners; and, in respect of any such industry which has been privatised, if there is any contribution from public funds for compensation payments to former owners.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithAll but an insignificant amount of compensation for the publicly owned energy industries has been paid; the remaining small payments are a matter for the industries concerned.
No contributions have been made from public funds for compensation payments for those parts of the industries which have been privatised since 1979.