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Written question asked by Paddy Tipping (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 October 1996. It was answered by Richard Page (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 October 1996 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.


Dept of Trade and Industry

Question
What sum was received by the Government from the sale of British Coal Enterprises.
Answer

Mr. Tipping: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what sum was received by the Government from the sale of British Coal Enterprises. [40422] Mr. Page: The sale of British Coal Enterprise is a matter for British Coal. I understand that the corporation has not yet completed the sale of all the activities of BCE.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
40422; 282 c833W;282 c831W
Session
1995-96
Subjects
Coal Privatisation Mining British Coal Enterprise
Contains statistics
Yes