asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the arrangements for offering for sale to the public holdings in companies at present partly or wholly owned by Her Majesty's Government or agencies controlled by Her Majesty's Government.

[pursuant to his reply, 26 October 1979, c. 359]: The arrangements for selling shares owned by the Government and by the National Enterprise Board, and shares in companies which were formerly nationalised industries, will depend on the particular circumstances of each case.