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Treasury

Answer

Mr. Spearing: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list for each Department of State those parts and their functions or operations which have been disposed of to the private sector since 1987, stating for each the sum received at their stated date of disposal and that sum in 1996 prices. [40361] Mr. Jack: The value of asset disposals for part of or functions undertaken by Departments of State since 1987 is as follows: Completed Central Government privatisations _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Date Organisation Department{1} Proceeds £ million September 1988 Professional/Executive DE 6.0 Recruitment May 1990 Skills Training Agency DE -10.7 December 1991 ECGD Insurance Services Group ECGD 20.0 December 1992 PSA Projects DOE -49.6 September-October 1993 PSA Services (BM Scotland) 3.5 (BM Manchester) 8.0 (BM Noreast) -11.5 (BM SE/BM S&W) 10.4 December 1993 DVOIT DoT 5.5 February 1994 FORWARD HMT 4.6 March 1994 DTELS HO 6.5 March 1994 Agricultural Training Board MAFF Nil December 1994 NHS Scotland CSA Building SO 0.37 Division March 1995 AEA Facilities Management DTI 12.0 July 1995 Scottish Homes Building SO 2.0 Division August 1995 UK Accreditation Services DTI Nil November 1995 National Engineering Laboratory DTI -1.95 March 1996 Transport Research Laboratory DoT 6.0 March 1996 Laboratory of Government DTI -0.5 Chemist March 1996 Historic Property Restoration DNH 0.37 April 1996 Natural Resources Institute ODA Nil July 1996 WHCSA Estate Care Group WO 0.17 July 1996 Chessington Computer Centre OPS 11.25 September 1996 AEA Technology plc DTI 210.0 September 1996 Occupational Health/Safety OPS 0.35 Agency September 1996 Her Majesty's Stationery Office OPS 54.0 October 1996 Recruitment and Assessment OPS 7.25 Services Total 294.01 Total at 1996 prices 294.44 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Proceeds are shown gross of costs and pension transfers, but net of payments for future restructuring costs etc.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

40361; 282 c1106W;282 c1104W

Session

1995-96

Subjects

Government departments Privatisation

Contains statistics

Yes