§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing for each year since 1979 the number of operating deep-mine coal pits, the annual output of mined coal, and the amount of coal exported from and imported into Wales; and if he will estimate the total value to the Welsh economy of the coal mined from deep pits over the period since 1979.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe number of deep-mine coal pits and their annual output for each year since 1979 is shown in the following table.
The remainder of the information is not readily available.
Year (to 31 March) Number of deep mines in Wales Output (thousand tonnes) 1979 39 8,415 1980 38 8,304 1981 36 8,356 1982 35 8,240 1983 35 7,625 1984 30 7,237 1985 30 628 1986 19 7,310 1987 15 7,062 1988 12 5,460 1989 10 5,530 1990 6 4,040 1991 5 3,740 1992 4 2,300 1993 2 n/a