HC Deb 22 February 1989 vol 147 cc640-1W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list by year, port and tonnage the amount of foreign coal imported into England and Wales for the last five years.

Mr. Michael Spicer

The information requested is as follows:

Port Quantity (000 tonnes)
1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Middlesbrough 1,447 2,352 2,610 2,501 2,878
Port Talbot 2,023 1,834 1,558 1,958 1,997
Immingham 225 615 1,349 669 999
London (including Tilbury) 239 1,515 404 538 743
Medway 120 723 661 556 565
Sunderland 23 88 243 198 418
Trent 11,415 1963 778 335 386
Hartlepool 8 101 295 354 314
Cardiff 113 247 222 294
Goole 73 48 36 236 286
Kings Lynn 1 1 117 117
Newport (Gwent) 32 181 83 5 116
Portsmouth 205 210 7 59 92
Swansea 5 92
Grimsby 88
Avonmouth 16 78 96 60 86
Colchester 554 326 196 91 71
Liverpool 38 371 143 65 31
Exeter 134 70 14 10 18
Others 280 412 136 147 146
Total 6,835 10,006 8,856 8,122 9,739
1 Imports recorded under port of Scunthorpe.

Note: Figures may not add due to rounding.

Source: HM Customs and Excise (port of entry basis).