HC Deb 09 January 1990 vol 164 cc573-4W
Mr. Morley

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many officials are employed at the Treasury to advise him on estimates of privatisation proceeds.

Mr. Ryder

The Treasury's public enterprises group, responsible for privatisation and nationalised industry policy, employs 29 people. However, estimates of proceeds from individual sales are the responsibility of the Departments concerned.