§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the total quantities of coal imported last year by country indicating the primary ports used for import. [13320]
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§ Mr. PageLatest available data for the quantities of coal imported into the United Kingdom cover the period January to September 1996 and are as follows:
Thousand tonnes European Union1 324 Non European Union 12,439 Total 12,763 1 Includes extra EU coal routed through the Netherlands. Imports of coal into the United Kingdom for 1995 by country are as follows:
Thousand tonnes European Union1 283 Australia 3,641 Canada 1,364 Columbia 2,687 Czech Republic 2 Estonia 59 India 9 Indonesia 65 Norway 2 People's Republic of China 77 Poland 1,274 Republic of South Africa 1,313 Russia 160 United States of America 4,858 Vietnam 101 Total 15,896 1 Includes extra EU coal routed through the Netherlands. From the information available the following ports have been used in 1996 for the import of coal:
- Southampton
- Newport (Gwent)
- Cardiff
- Swansea
- Goole
- Immingham
- Ipswich
- Belfast
- Londonderry
- Warrenpoint
- Port Talbot
- Middlesbrough
- London (including Tilbury)
- Thamesport
- Avonmouth
- Liverpool
- Felixstowe
- Great Yarmouth
Quantities of coal imported through each port are not available because details have been suppressed by HM Customs and Excise to maintain commercial confidentiality.
Source: HM Customs and Excise.