Anthracite (Hansard, 25 January 1984)

HC Deb 25 January 1984 vol 52 cc575-6W 575W

§ Mr. Barry Jones
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what was the United Kingdom production of anthracite in each of the years from 1979 to 1983; and of this, what was the tonnage produced in Wales.

§ Mr. Giles Shaw
The United Kingdom production of anthracite in each of the years from 1979 to 1983 is as follows:

Northern Zone† Midlands Zone† General Zone†

1 April 1979 ^* 4.10 ^* 3.58 ^* 5.90

1 October 1979 ^* 4.43 ^* 3.86 ^* 6.37

1 April 1980 ^* 5.35 ^* 4.38 ^* 7.16

1 October 1980 ^* 5.66 ^* 4.86 ^* 7.77

1 April 1981 6.50 6.00 7.00

1 October 1981 7.50 7.00 8.00

1 April 1982 8.40 7.80 9.00

576W

Tonnes

1979 2,990,000

1980 2,902,000

1981 2,909,000

1982 2,884,000

1983 2,016,000

All United Kingdom anthracite is produced in Wales.