HC Deb 08 August 1980 vol 990 cc465-6W
Mr. Hudson Davies

asked the Secretary of State for Energy for what customers in the public sector, in what tonnage in each case, and from what countries coal was imported during the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

Mr. John Moore

Following is the available information from the public sector for the 12 month period ending March 1980:

IMPORTS OF COAL BY THE PUBLIC SECTOR
Million tonnes
Country Electricity Supply Industry* Iron and Steel Industry
Australia 2.1 0.7
United States of America 0.4 0.7
Poland 0.5
Federal Republic of Germany 0.1
China 0.1
Total 2.6 2.0
* Including transhipment quantities temporarily stocked at Continental ports.