HC Deb 14 January 1988 vol 125 c385W
24. Mr. Cummings

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many shares the Bank of England now holds in British Petroleum.

89. Mr. Cohen

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the value of the shares which the Bank of England now holds in BP.

100. Mr. Darling

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will indicate the number of British Petroleum shares that have been purchased by the Bank of England under the special arrangements to date; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Brooke

Approximately 39 million.

102. Miss Mowlam

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on his policy towards future sales of shares in British Petroleum plc in the light of the outcome of the recent sale of shares in the company.

Mr. Norman Lamont

The shares in British Petroleum which were purchased by the Bank of England under the buyback scheme will be disposed of I n due course as part of the wider privatisation programme. The Bank has undertaken not to dispose of any shares acquired under these arrangements up to 29 April 1988 except at a price in excess of 120p.