§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy when he will announce the price of the shares in National Power and PowerGen; and when trading in those shares will commence.
§ Mr. WakehamThe flotation of National Power and PowerGen will take place in February. The precise dates of the offer will be announced closer to the time.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy whether he intends to retain the same advisers for the sale of National Power and PowerGen as advised him on the sale of the regional electricity companies.
§ Mr. WakehamMost of my advisers for the sale of National Power and PowerGen have been appointed for some months. Some of them are the same as for the sale of the regional electricity companies, and some are different.