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Transport Holding Company

Volume 729: debated on Friday 27 May 1966

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asked the Minister of Transport if she will give the number employed, assets employed, total capital expenditure, output, and the profit or loss

YearNumbers EmployedNet Assets Employed (i.e. book value as at 31st December each year)Total Capital ExpenditureOutputProfits for Year (before taxation)
£££££
19632,000 approx.3,242,000142,0005,074,00015,000
19642,000 approx.3,363,00018,0005,397,000256,000
19652,000 approx.3,462,00060,0005,448,000332,000

asked the Minister of Transport if she will give the number of bus bodies, chassis and engines, respectively, manufactured by the manufacturing interests of the Transport Holding Company for the years 1963, 1964 and 1965.

The output of the manufacturing subsidiaries of the Transport Holding Company producing bus bodies and chassis and engines was as follows:

Eastern Coach Works Ltd.: bus bodies

1963: 682

1964: 684

1965: 687

British Commercial Vehicles Ltd. (B.C.V.)chassis and engines.

1963: 630 of which 160 were equipped with B.C.V. engines.

1964: 757 of which 209 were equipped with B.C.V. engines.

1965: 732 of which 184 were equipped with B.C.V. engines.