HC Deb 29 January 1992 vol 202 cc572-3W
Mr. Cartwright

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out(a) the present rates of excise duty, expressed in ecus, charged by the respective EC member nations on beer, cider, table wine, fortified wine and spirits, (b) the agreed reference rates of excise duty on these products and the target dates for convergence by all member nations and (c) the changes that would need to be made in United Kingdom excise duties to match the action already taken in Denmark.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

The information is as follows:

Companies in which special shares are held
Company Expiry date
Cable and Wireless
Sealink
BT
British Aerospace
VSEL Consortium
British Gas
Rolls-Royce
BAA
British Steel 31 December 1993
Anglian Water 31 December 1994
Northumbrian Water Group 31 December 1994
North West Water Group 31 December 1994
Severn Trent 31 December 1994
Southern Water 31 December 1994
South West Water 31 December 1994
Thames Water 31 December 1994
Welsh Water 31 December 1994
Wessex Water 31 December 1994
Yorkshire Water 31 December 1994
Mersey Docks and Harbour Company
Eastern Electricity 31 December 1995
Company Expiry date
East Midlands Electricity 31 December 1995
London Electricity 31 December 1995
Manweb 31 December 1995
Midlands Electricity 31 December 1995
Northern Electric 31 December 1995
Norweb 31 December 1995
Seeboard 31 December 1995
Southern Electricity 31 December 1995
South Wales Electricity 31 December 1995
South Western Electricity 31 December 1995
Yorkshire Electricity Group 31 December 1995
National Grid Company
National Grid Holding
National Power
PowerGen
Scottish Power
Scottish Hydro-Electric