§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will state, for each industry in public ownership in 1979, the latest annual payment 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. ButcherCompensation from public funds to former owners of nationalised industries sponsored by my Department has been paid in full and amounted to:
£ million Steel industry 834 Aerospace industry 158.75 Shipbuilding industry 75.54 The Post Office has never been in private ownership.