§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will list all the partially or wholly owned subsidiaries of British Nuclear Fuels plc, the Central Electricity Generating Board, the Electricity Council, FASTEC, the National Nuclear Corporation, the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, URENCO Ltd (UK), the South of Scotland Electricity Board and the North of Scotland Hydro-Electricity Board; whether he will list those consortia in which the above companies have shares together with the percentage of that shareholding; whether he will list those companies in which the subsidiaries and consortia of the above companies hold shares; whether he will state the scope of his responsibility for the commercial activities of the above companies in 317W respect of shares which they may wish to acquire in other the businesses; and whether any other Government departments are involved.
A B C D Parent body Partly or wholly owned subsidiaries of parent body Consortia interests Percentage held by parent body Companies in which bodies in B & C have an interest Centec GmbH 33 URENCO Ltd. 33 Combustibill Nuclear SpA 50 Nukleardienst GmbH 50 UK NIREX Ltd.7 42.5 BNFL1 BNFL Enrichment Ltd. United Reprocessors GmbH 33 URENCO INC.2 Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd. Nuclear Transport Ltd. 33 NTL-Nukleare Transportleistungen GmbH 33 NTL-Societe Nucleaire Pour Les Transports Lourds SARL 33 CEGB Exploration (Canada) Ltd. CEGB Exploration (Australia) Pty Ltd. UK NIREX Ltd. 42.5 CEGB Exploration (America) Inc. Electricity Producers Insurance Co. Ltd. 80 NERSA CEGB3 Atomic Power Constructions Ltd. West Devon Mining and Power Co. Ltd. Exel Produce Ltd. 49 ESK Lower Thames Land Development and Construction Co. Ltd. SBK 1.65 British Electricity International (OS) Ltd. Electricity Council1 British Electricity International Ltd. Chloride Silent Power Ltd. 49 British Electricity International (Services) Ltd. Saudi Arabian British Electricity Supply Technology Company National Nuclear Corporation Ltd.5 35 UKAEA6 None FASTEC Ltd.4 49 None UK NIREX Ltd. 7.5 Harwell Computer Power Ltd. 33 UK NIREX Ltd. 7.5 SSEB3 None Electricity Producers Insurance Co. Ltd. 20 None NSHEB3 None None None 1 There are no statutory powers which require or enable the Secretary of State for Energy to approve the acquisition or disposal of shares by BNFL. However, the Secretary of Stale owns all but one of the shares in the Company and so has the normal powers of such a shareholder. 2 URENCO is a United Kingdom/Netherlands/German consortium in which BNFL holds a one-third share, and is not, therefore, shown in column A. 3 The Secretaries of State for Energy and for Scotland have no formal responsibility for the acquisition or disposal of shares by the Electricity Supply Industry in England and Wales and the Scottish Electricity Boards, respectively, beyond satisfying themselves that it accords with the industry's statutory functions. 4 FASTEC owns no shares and the Secretary of State for Energy has no statutory powers in relation to the Company. 5 The National Nuclear Corporation is a private limited company. Details of its subsidiairies are given in the Company's Annual Report and Accounts, which are available for public scrutiny at the Companies' Registry. 6 Under a direction made under Section 3 of the Atomic Energy Act 1954, the UKAEA shall not, without the prior written consent of the Secretary of State for Energy, acquire or dispose of any share or interest in any company or partnership. There is no requirement to involve any other Department. 7 The Articles of Association of UK NIREX Ltd. provide for the Secretary of State for Energy to be able to appoint two independent Members to the Board and to be entitled to attend meetings of the Board, but not to vote. The Articles also provide that the consent of the Secretary of State is required before the Company can dispose of any site.