§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the full analysis of the costs of operating the insurance service group of the Export Credits Guarantee Department for the financial year 1988–89.
§ Mr. Redwood[holding answer 5 July 1990]: ECGD's published annual trading accounts include an analysis of the costs of operating ECGD as a whole but do not separately identify the costs of operating the insurance services group. Appropriate information will be made available to potential investors when final decisions have been taken about the proposed method of sale of the insurance services group.