HC Deb 09 February 1983 vol 36 c395W
Mr. Dormand

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the Government subsidy per tonne of coal produced in each of the EC countries including the United Kingdom.

Mr. John Moore

The European Commission has recently published estimates of state aids to the coal industry in support of current production in 1982–1982–83 for the United Kingdom—as follows:

£/tonne
Federal Republic of Germany 4.5
Belgium 17.7
France 17.2
United Kingdom 3.2

These estimates are based on returns made by member states early in 1982 and may be subject to subsequent revision.

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