§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list, by year for the last four years and for the current year to date, the tonnages of coal imported into the United Kingdom, showing in his answer(a) the port the coal was unloaded at and (b) the country of origin of the coal.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryBreakdowns of coal imports by port of entry, and by country of origin, for the periods requested, are as follows:
Thousand tonnes 1987 1988 1989 1990 19913 Port of entry Immingham 669 999 1,268 2,182 2,482 London (including Tilbury) 538 743 782 2,104 2,395 Middlesbrough 2,501 2,570 2,812 2,385 2,328 Port Talbot 1,958 1,997 2,610 2,885 2,259 Medway 556 565 652 855 1,930 Greenock 1,216 1,164 1,162 1,027 1,081 Liverpool 65 31 286 948 1,080 Cardiff 222 294 229 410 435 Swansea — 92 134 162 377 Hull 19 1 44 152 364 Belfast 172 192 182 332 326 Others 1,865 3,036 1,975 1,340 1,284 Total 9,781 11,685 12,137 14,783 16,341 Country of origin United States of America1 2,890 4,073 4,874 6,176 6,817 Australia1 3,459 3,416 2,676 3,044 3,924 Colombia1 319 574 874 1,506 2,059 USSR 89 375 181 592 730 Canada 362 553 729 986 592 South Africa 188 276 346 356 526 Poland 1,083 1,270 1,055 1,043 431 China 146 319 450 69 289 Belgium 192 122 78 60 219 Germany2 261 191 288 250 188 Venezuela — 92 86 169 159 Others1 790 424 501 532 407 Total 9,781 11,685 12,137 14,783 16,341 1 Some imports previously recorded by Customs and Excise as originating in the Netherlands have been re-allocated to the other countries indicated or, where revised country of origin data is not available, included in the residual entry, "Others". This re-allocution has been carried out for 1991 and estimates of such imports previously classified to the Netherlands have been included for 1990. Figures for earlier years have not been re-allocated to individual countries. 2 Includes imports previously recorded separately for the German Democratic Republic. 3 January to October. Source: HM Customs and Excise.