§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what are the present methods of financing capital expenditure employed by the Post Office and its subsidiaries; and what changes are proposed following the autumn statement.
§ Mr. LeighThe Post Office and its subsidiaries finance capital expenditure from internally generated funds. No changes are proposed following the autumn statement.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the capital expenditure of the Post Office and each of its subsidiaries for each of the last five years; and what are the projections for the current year.
§ Mr. LeighCapital expenditure of the Post Office group and its principal constituent businesses for each of the last five years, as stated in the annual accounts, was as follows:
§ Mr. Neil HamiltonMy officials have been made aware at various times since the winding-up order on 14 January 1992 of some of the detailed aspects of the cost of the liquidation of BCCI. Detailed figures given to the House by my hon. Friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury on 6 November 1992,Official Report, column 593, were supplied to my officials by the Touche Ross liquidators on 5 November 1992.