§ Ms ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list in respect of each privatisation since 1979(a) the net equity proceeds to Government as a result of privatisation, (b) the market value at the end of the first day of trading and (c) the current market value. [15350]
§ Mr. NorrisFor those privatisations where the Department acted as vendor, the proceeds to Government were as follows:
Company Net equity proceeds to Government (£ million) Associated British Ports 96.4 British Airways 853.0 British Airports Authority 1,181.6 DVOIT (the former IT arm of DVLA) 3.7 National Freight Consortium 5.0 Information on the current and past values of private companies is not held by this Department.