HC Deb 06 June 1995 vol 261 c170W
Mr. Byers

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list those companies in which the holder of his office is a majority shareholder which(a) are currently in existence and (b) have been wound up in the past five years. [25709]

Mr. Lang

[holding answer 22 May 1995]: The information is as follows:

Companies currently in existence

  • Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd.
  • David MacBrayne Ltd.
  • Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd.
  • Scottish Electricity Ltd.1
  • Scottish Electricity (No. 1) Ltd. 1
  • Scottish Electricity (No. 2) Ltd. 1
  • Scottish Nuclear Ltd.
  • The Student Loan Company Ltd2

Companies wound up in the past five years

None.

1 Formed as part of the electricity privatisation process to handle monetary transactions.

2 Wholly owned by the Secretary of State for Education and the Secretary of State for Scotland.

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