HC Deb 17 October 1996 vol 282 c1098W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list for each trust port(a) its date of privatisation, (b) the sale price and (c) its current value as listed on the stock exchange. [40701]

Mr. Bowis

The month of sale and price of each of the privatised trust ports are shown below. Stock exchange listings do not provide comparable data: not all the ports were listed after privatisation, and several are now part of larger port groups.

Proceeds from the sale of trust ports
Port Sale Price £ million Date of sale
Tees and Hartlepool 180.00 January 1992
Clyde 26.00 March 1992
Forth 112.70 March 1992
Medway 29.70 March 1992
Tilbury 32.00 March 1992
Dundee 18.05 November 1995