§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy, of United Kingdom exports of coal to the EEC of about 3 million tons, what percentage is power station coal and what percentage is for domestic use.
§ Mr. BennTotal National Coal Board's shipments of coal to the EEC in 1977 were 1.7 million tons. This could be broken down as follows:
per cent. Power Station coal 56.0 For Domestic Use 8.5 Other 35.5 Non-NCB shipments of slightly over 100,000 tons cannot be broken down by its end use.
§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy, of the total consumption of anthracite, what is the percentage and tonnage supplied by United Kingdom pits, the percentage supplied by the USSR and satellites and the percentage supplied by other EEC members, and the percentage derived from other sources.
§ Mr. BennTotal disposal for consumption of anthracite in the United Kingdom in 1977 amounted to 2,241 thousand tonnes. The recorded sources of supply were as follows:
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thousand tonnes percentage Source: United Kingdom 1,971.0 88.0 Other EEC members 76.3 3.4 USSR 164.7 7.3 German Democratic Republic 0.9 — South Africa 11.1 0.5 Morocco 16.9 0.8 Other 0.1 — Total 2,241.0 100.0
§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) of the total intra-Community deliveries of coal and coke for 1976 and 1977, what was the percentage derived from the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Kingdom;
(2) of the total intra-Community deliveries of coal for 1976 and 1977, what was the percentage derived from the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. BennOf the total intra-Community deliveries of hard coal and coke for 1976 and 1977, the percentage derived from the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany were as follows:
(percentage) United Kingdom Germany Coal Coke Coal Coke 1976 8.8 4.8 81.5 74.5 1977 11.5 3.2 78.5 70.8 Source: Statistical Office of the European Communities.
§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) what, separately, would be the gain in £ sterling to the United Kingdom, the Federal Republic of Germany and France on the basis of proposals relating to the intra-Community trade in power station coal, pursuant to Community document R/48/78; and what would be the annual total cost to the Community;
(2) given separately, what would be the gain in £ sterling to the United Kingdom, the Federal Republic of Germany, and France on the basis of proposals relating to the financing of cyclical coal stocks, pursuant to Community document R686/77 or subsequent amendments; and what would be the total annual cost to the Community;
(3) given separately, what would be the gain in £ sterling to the United Kingdom, the Federal Republic of Germany and France on the basis of proposals for the increased use of coal for electricity generation, pursuant to Community document R75/77 or subsequent amendments; and what would be the total annual cost to the Community.
§ Dr. John CunninghamThe three proposals referred to are still under negotiation and there is great scope for change in the details. The financial benefits would depend not only upon the precise forms of the schemes as they might be finally adopted but also upon the circumstances when the proposals came to be 397W implemented, for example, the amounts of coal and coke in stock, which power station projects became eligible for aid, how successful the countries were in exporting their coal etc. But as proposed in the documents referred to the maximum costs falling on the Community would be as follows:
R/48/78 120meua (£80 million) R/75/77 50meua (£34 million) R/686/77 50meua (£34 million)