§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list by year for the last 10 years and by port the number of tonnes of coal imported from South Africa.
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§ Mr. McLoughlinHer Majesty's Customs and Excise figures for imports of coal consigned from South Africa for the last 10 years and by port are as follows:
Thousand tonnes 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 London1 — 0.9 — — — Colchester — — — — 2.2 Shoreham 1.4 — — — — Southampton 0.5 — — — — Exeter — — — 1.2 18.1 Teignmouth — — — — 1.5 Watchet — — — — 1.4 Avonmouth 56.8 76.2 62.8 44.1 16.2 Sharpness 1.0 — — — — Liverpool — 1.7 — — — Glasgow — — — — 22.5 Grangemouth 2.1 — — — — River Trent 1.2 — — — 5.6 Belfast 1.7 — — — — Total 64.7 78.8 62.9 45.3 67.5 1 Including Tilbury.
Thousand tonnes 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 London1 10.8 16.4 5.3 5.9 — Colchester 2.3 — — — — Exeter 11.0 2.6 2.8 — — Teignmouth 7.6 — 1.2 3.2 2.0 Falmouth — — — — 7.3 Avonmouth 72.7 57.1 15.9 13.6 29.0 Swansea 5.3 — — — — Greenock 142.1 — — — — Kirkcaldy — — — — 1.5 Tyne 0.6 — — — — Middlesbrough — — — — 17.0 Hull — 4.1 — — — River Trent — — 2.3 19.2 14.3 Immingham 41.8 23.4 — 9.2 — Boston — — — — 0.8 Harwich — 0.6 — — — Belfast 75.3 2.0 2.3 11.5 4.3 Coleraine — — — — 1.5 Londonderry — — 6.0 3.3 3.0 Warrenpoint — — — — 2.8 Total 369.6 106.2 35.8 66.0 83.5 1 Including Tilbury. Figures are not available by individual ports of coal originating from South Africa imported via third countries.