§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the directors appointed by his Department under special share provisions, giving in each case the term of their appointment and the company to which they were appointed.
§ Mr. Redwood[holding answer 18 December 1989]: Following are the details of directors currently appointed or nominated as Government directors under the rights attached to special shares held by my right hon. Friend.
Mr. P. G. Bosonnet was nominated as a Government director on the board of British Telecom on 1 October 1986 for two years and was re-nominated in 1988 for a further two years. Mr. G. J. Mulcahy was nominated as a Government director on the board of British Telecom on 19 October 1988 for two years.
Mr. Keith Brown was appointed to the board of British Aerospace as the Government director on 16 March 1989 for a period of two years.