§ Lord Dormand of Easingtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What amounts and from which countries has coal been imported in each of the years 1989 and 1990, and the amounts to date in 1991.
§ Lord Cavendish of FurnessThe information requested is as follows:
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(thousand tonnes) Country of origin 1989 1990 31991 U.S.A.1 4,874 6,176 6,238 Australia1 2,676 3,044 3,559 Colombia1 874 1,506 1,857 USSR 181 592 640 Canada 729 986 560 South Africa 346 356 438 Poland 1,055 1,043 411 China 450 69 263
Country of origin 1989 1990 31991 Belgium 78 60 219 Germany2 288 250 176 Venezuela 86 169 154 Others1 501 532 386 TOTAL 12,137 14,783 14,901 1 Some imports previously recorded by Customs & Excise as originating in the Netherlands have been reallocated to the other countries indicated or, where revised country of origin data is not available, included in the residual entry, "Others". This reallocation has been carried out for 1991 and estimates of such imports previously classified to the Netherlands have been included for 1990. The amounts involved in 1989 are relatively small and have not been reallocated to individual countries. 2 Includes imports previously recorded separately for the German Democratic Republic. 3 January to September. Source: HM Customs & Excise.