§ Mr. John H. Osbornasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is now the cost per ton of each of the main grades of coal and smokeless fuel, including coke; and how this compares with a year previously.
§ Mr. EadieCost data for the main categories of coal and smokeless fuels are not available, but National Coal Board average pithead realisations are set out below:
£/ton November 1973 November 1974 Power station coal 6.50 11.30 Coking coal 9.60 17.50 General Industrial coal 7.60 13.50 Domestic (bituminous) 10.10 12.70 Domestic (naturally smokeless) 16.20 19.20 Homefire (ex works f.o.r.) 20.50 23.55 Phurnacite (ex works f.o.r.) 19.68 23.33 Domestic coke (ex works f.o.r.) 16.50 19.35 Source: National Coal Board.
§ Mr. Rostasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the estimated increase in the price of coal next year that will result of the Budget proposals.
§ Mr. EadieProposals for further price increases in the light of the Budget Statement have yet to be formulated by the industry. It is, therefore, impossible to give an estimate.