§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish a table showing the countries from which coal is imported to the United Kingdom, together with the quantities of such imports for 1980 to date, and the average price per tonne of such imported coal.
§ Mr. TebbitThe quantities and average values per tonne of coal imported in the period January to September (inclusive) 1980 by country of consignment are as follows:
Quantity (tonnes) Average value per tonne £ Australia 2,424,306 26.99 United States of America 2,159,323 29.25 Poland 336,238 30.00 Federal Republic of Germany 76,226 75.50 France 58,900 67.76 China 66,467 24.76 Irish Republic 40,419 33.54 Netherlands 27,148 26.88 Belgium-Luxembourg 16,663 32.10 South Africa 3,355 33.31 India 44 74.30 Total 5,209,089 29.33 Note: Values per tonne, derived from the Overseas Trade Statistics, are not true prices. They are influenced by differences in the type and quality of the coal imported.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade how much public money is now being spent directly and indirectly promoting exports.
§ Mr. EyreThe total net cost of Government support for export promotion in the current year, excluding the costs of ECGD and the Ministry of Defence, is estimated at £92.1 million of which direct costs amount to £32.7 million (net) and indirect costs £59.4 million.