§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Energy what amount of investment 62W loan has been received from the European Coal and Steel Community by the National Coal Board since January 1972, and what is the rate of interest repayment.
§ Mr. EadieThe total amount of European Coal and Steel Community investment loans received by the National Coal Board since we joined the Community in 1973 is £121.3 million. The rate of interest on individual loans has varied between 8 per cent. and 10 per cent.
§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the amount of grant received from the European Coal and Steel Community by the National Coal Board for coal research in the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. EadieSince our entry, the European Coal and Steel Community has approved a total of £9.9 million research grants for the National Coal Board. To date, £3.7 million of this total has been received.