§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will seek powers to require electricity companies to publish cash flow statements as part of their annual corporate reports.
§ Mr. BaldryElectricity companies will be required to publish statements of source and application funds under statement of standard accounting practice 10.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what information the electricity privatisation prospectus will contain about whether investors will be entitled to receive a set of accounts automatically.
§ Mr. BaldryUnder section 238 of the Companies Act 1985 all public limited companies must provide members with a set of accounts. The prospectuses of the electricity industry companies therefore will not need to refer to this matter.