§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the current price of coking coal per ton; and how this compares with each of the past five years.
§ Mr. EadieFollowing is the information requested:
PITHEAD PROCEEDS OF COAL SUPPLIED TO COKE OVENS £/ton 1st January 1969 … … 6.28 1st January 1970 … … 6.69 1st January 1971 … … 7.11 1st January 1972 … … 8.22 1st January 1973 … … 8.78 1st January 1974 … … 9.08 1st April 1974 … … 12.86
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many collieries in the United Kingdom produce coking coal; and what was the total output from these collieries in 1970 and 1973.
§ Mr. EadieNinety-eight National Coal Board collieries in the United Kingdom produce coal for coking. Disposals of coal for coking from these collieries, plus opencast coal of about 1 million tons, were 24.5 million tons in the financial year 1970–71 and 17.6 million tons in the financial year 1973–74.