§ Mr. David AtkinsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list those industries, businesses and enterprises remaining in the public sector.
§ Mr. PortilloThe following enterprises are currently in the public sector:
- Audit Commission
- Bank of England Banking Department
- British Broadcasting Corporation
- British Coal
- British Railways Board
- British Waterways Board
- The Buying Agency
- Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd
- Central Office of Information
- Channel Four Television Company Ltd
- Civil Aviation Authority
- Commonwealth Development Corporation
- Companies House
- Covent Garden Market Authority
- Crown Agents and Crown Agents Holding and Realisation Board
- Crown Estate Office
- Development Board for Rural Wales
- Driving Standards Agency
- English Industrial Estates Corporation
- Export Credits Guarantee Department
- Forestry Enterprise
- Her Majesty's Stationery Office
- Highlands and Islands Enterprise
- Horserace Totalisator Board
118 - Housing Action Trusts
- Housing Corporation
- Housing for Wales
- Industrial Training Boards
- Land Authority for Wales
- Local Authority Airports
- Local Authority Bus companies
- London Regional Transport
- National Health Service Trusts
- New Town Development Corporations and Commission
- Northern Ireland Electricity Service
- Northern Ireland Housing Executive
- Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company
- Northern Ireland Trust Ports
- Nuclear Electric plc
- Oil and Pipelines Agency
- Passenger Transport Executives
- Patent Office
- Post Office Corporation
- Remploy Ltd
- Royal Mint
- Scottish Enterprise
- Scottish Homes
- Scottish Nuclear Ltd
- Scottish Transport Group
- United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
- Urban Development Corporations
- Vehicle Inspectorate
- Welsh Development Agency
- Welsh Fourth Channel Authority
Also included in the public sector are local authority enterprises other than those in the table. No comprehensive list is held centrally; however the information that is available is published in the Business Monitor MA23, "Sector Classification for the National Accounts", which is available in the House Library.