HC Deb 26 October 1993 vol 230 c576W
Mr. David Nicholson

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 28 June,Official Report, column 371, what are the latest monthly figures for coal imports; and what assessment he has made of the prospects for the remainder of 1993 and the first half of 1994.

Mr. Eggar

Import figures for 1993 are still subject to revision, but estimates for the period January to August 1993 suggest that imports in 1993 will be about 10 to 20 per cent. below imports in 1992.