§ Mr. Ian McCartneyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many people served on the boards of(a) British Gas, (b) British Telecom, (c) the Central Electricity Generating Board, (d) East Midlands electricity board, (e) Eastern electricity board, (f) London electricity board, (g) Manweb, (h) Midlands electricity board, (i) Northern electricity board, (j) Norweb, (k) South Wales electricity board, (l) South Western electricity board, (m) Southern electricity board and (n) Yorkshire electricity board in the final year before each was privatised. [12215]
§ Mr. PageThe information requested, in relation to the organisations for which my Department has sponsorship responsibility, is as follows:
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Organisation Number of people employed Number of people on board Total remuneration paid to those on board £ million Year ended British Gas 89,747 12 0.5 31 March 1986 British Telecom 244,592 13 0.5 31 March 1984 Central Electricity 47,631 10 0.4 31 March 1989 Generating Board — — — 1— East Midlands Electricity 7,478 11 0.2 31 March 1990 Eastern Electricity 9,970 12 0.2 31 March 1990 London Electricity 6,920 10 0.2 31 March 1990 MANWEB 5,551 12 0.2 31 March 1990 Midlands Electricity 7,738 11 0.2 31 March 1990 Northern Electricity 5,439 8 0.2 31 March 1990 NORWEB 8,249 10 0.3 31 March 1990 SEEBOARD 6,345 12 0.2 31 March 1990 Southern Electricity Board 8,233 11 0.2 31 March 1990 South Wales Electricity Board 3,770 12 0.2 31 March 1990
Organisation Number of people employed Number of people on board Total remuneration paid to those on board £ million Year ended South western Electricity Board 5,641 12 0.2 31 March 1990 Yorkshire Electricity 7,153 10 0.2 31 March 1990 Note:
1The year in which the last Annual Report and accounts for the Central Electricity Generating Board as a whole was produced.
Sources:
Annual Reports and Accounts except Electricity Area Boards, where the Main Prospectus for the Regional Electricity Companies Share Offers was used.