§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was, for each company privatised since 1979, the highest number on the share register indicating the date, the date of the privatisation and the present size of the share register. [35093]
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 17 July 1995]: The information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The current size of individual company share registers is a matter for the companies themselves and their registrars.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list those parts of his Department or departmental agencies which were privatised without an in-house bid; if he will indicate the expertise which was absent in his Department or departmental agencies which prevented an in-house bid taking place; which future parts of his Department or departmental agencies he intends to privatise; and which of them do not have the necessary in-house expertise to mount an in-house bid. [29416]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightI regret that it has not been possible to provide a substantive answer before the summer recess. I shall write to the hon. Member shortly and place a copy of the letter in the Library.