HC Deb 15 October 2002 vol 390 cc690-1W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the wholly owned subsidiaries of the Post Office in(a) France, (b) Germany, (c) Austria, (d) the Netherlands, (e) Denmark and (f) Ireland and those partially owned but controlled in Sweden and the (i) cumulative losses or profits from each over the period of such holdings in these enterprises and (ii) total contributions they made to Her Majesty's Treasury. [74115]

Mr. Timms

The wholly owned subsidiaries of Consignia plc are as follows:

  1. a) France: Consignia France, Courier Services, Direct Express, IS Transport, General Logistics Systems France, Extand, Extand Finanzas, Extand Normandie, Extand Relais and Extand Sistema
  2. b)Germany: Consignia Deutschland, Consignia Holdings GmbH. Consignia Systems, German Parcel Beteiligungs GmbH. German Parcel EDV Handels und Vermietungs GmbH, German Parcel Paket-Logistik Depot 50 GmbH, German Parcel Paket-Logistik GmbH & Co. OHG, German Parcel Paket-Transport GmbH per cent. Co. OHG, Goliath 47 Beitlungs und Verwaltungs GmbH, Der Kurier, Der Kurier Beteiligungs, Deutscher Paket Dienst Dachser and Overnight Service
  3. c) Austria: General Parcel Austria
  4. d) the Netherlands: General Logistic Systems International Holdings, R M (Netherlands) 1, Distributiecentra Nederland, NPD Holding, Nederland Pakket Dienst, NPD Services and Extand Hollande
  5. e) Denmark: FDS Financial Distribution, Pakke Trans, Pakke Trans Anlaeg Aps and Staffetten
  6. f) Ireland: General Parcel (Ireland) Ltd, Williames Ltd, Williames Air Freight (I) Ltd, Williames Cargo Systems Ltd, Williames Logistics Ltd, Fitzhan, Vicom Logistix Limited, General Parcel Aer and Information Solution (Ireland)
  7. g) Sweden: Pakke Trans (Sweden), FDS Financial Distribution and AB Grundstenen 87274

The performance of these acquisitions is commercially confidential and therefore cannot be detailed here.