§ Mr. WarrenTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list, for each company or part of company in the aerospace, ship building and motor vehicle businesses privatised since 1979(a) the annual turnover in the year prior to privatisation, (b) the value of assets in the year prior to privatisation, (c) the number of employers in the year prior to privatisation, (d) the approximate total of Government financial assistance in the five years prior to privatisation, and (e) a breakdown of the public expenditure costs in terms of capital reconstruction, elimination of debt or guarantees, redundancy and other restructuring, any other items and total receipts stating the year in which they arose.
§ Mr. NewtonI shall write to my hon. Friend as soon as possible and place a copy in the Library.