HC Deb 17 May 1991 vol 191 cc309-10W
Mr. McAllion

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were(a) the numbers of buses owned, (b) the numbers of staff employed and (c) the net book value of the assets of the Scottish Bus Group subsidiary, Eastern Scottish, at the time of its sale; and what were the net proceeds from the sale.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The following information relates to the position as at 22 April 1990:

  1. (a) 391.
  2. (b) 1,119.
  3. (c) £6,574,000. The net assets are stated on an historical cost basis, with the exception of heritable land and buildings which were re-valued on a current use basis.

Sale prices for the subsidiaries of the Scottish Bus Group will be made public only after privatisation of all subsidiaries has been completed.

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