§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will publish in the Official Report those countries exporting coal to the United Kingdom 586W together with the tonnages and prices at the latest available date.
§ Mr. MeacherFollowing is information for January to August 1976 derived from the import statistics under SITC(R) heading 321.4:
Metric tons Average value per Metric ton £ c.i.f. Australia 1,248,028 21.78 U.S.A 538,993 38.13 Federal Republic of Germany 106,216 41.95 Netherlands 93,611 23.09 Poland 93,308 29.48 Belgium (and Luxembourg) 57,123 28.80 North Vietnam 20,244 33.39 Soviet Union 19,918 24.32 Irish Republic 11,479 18.46 South Africa 9,010 34.42 Morocco 5,914 40.00 France 3,130 47.35 Bulgaria 590 50.00 Norway 110 121.33 Canada 7 19.14 Average values are not true prices. The figures are affected by differences in the kinds of coal imported.