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Lord Sefton of Garston
asked Her Majesty's Government:What amounts were paid in underwriting fees for all privatizations prior to the present BP issue.
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
(Lord Young of Graffham)
The cost to the Exchequer of primary and sub-underwriting in the UK of each government share sale from 1980 to September this year is about £175 million.