§ Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry in relation to the UK Coal Operating Aid Scheme, how much aid was paid to coal producers(a) for each mine and (b) on a £/per tonne basis in (i) 2000 and (ii) 2001; what determinations were made by the Import Parity Price Panel in (A) 2000 and (B) 2002; and whether any members of the Panel did not take part in an individual determination owing to a conflict of interest. [37122]
§ Brian WilsonThe table at annexe A details the total payments made under the UK Coal Operating Aid Scheme, by colliery and on a £/tce (tonnes of coal equivalent) basis.
Payments have been made in respect of two tranches: Tranche 1 (17 April 2000 to 31 December 2000) and Tranche 2 (1 January 2001 to 31 December 2001).
The Import Parity Price Panel has given advice on IPPs for contracts relating to Tranche 1 applications under the UK Coal Operating Aid Scheme. A summary of this advice is given in the table at annex B. No advice has yet been submitted in relation to Tranches 2 and 3.
David Brewer, having declared an interest, did not participate in the IPP determinations for Moorside Mining Co. Ltd. (Eckington Colliery).
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Summary of Panel's Advice on IPPs Contract reference Purchaser Business1 Purchaser Region2 Date Contract entered into (dd/mm/yy) Calorific value (GJ/tonne) Sulphur content (percentage) Total Volume of contract (000 tonnes) Duration of contract (mm/yy to mm/yy) IPP pene/GJ 00-01 Industrial Heating Yorkshire/ Humber 31 January 2000 25.38 1.24 2.6 February 2000 to January 2002 101 00-02 Public Authority Yorkshire/Humber 31 February 2000 28.4 1.2 5.00 March 2000 to February 2001 144 00-03 Cement Producer North West 16 February 2000 31.17 1.18 240 to 300 July 2000 to June 2002 97 00-04 Industrial Process East Midlands 27 March 2000 28.39 1.27 0.9 April 2000 to March 2001 154 00-05 Coal Producer Yorkshire/Humber 31 March 2000 26.1 2.0 5.6 April 2000 to September 2000 103 00-06 Transport Wales 5 April 2000 28.80 1.10 0.1 March 2000 to February 2002 217 00-07 Industrial Heating Yorkshire/ Humber 20 April 2000 28.39 1.27 4.3 May 2000 to April 2003 132 00-08 Industrial Heating East Midlands 12 May 2000 28.39 1.27 0.3 April 2000 to March 2001 146 00-09 Transport South West 15 May 2000 28.80 1.10 0.4 April 2000 to March 2001 198 00-10 Public Authority East Midlands 2 June 2000 26.0 1.2 1.50 July 2000 to June 2001 115 00-11 Industrial Heating Yorkshire/Humber 2 June 2000 28.4 1.2 0.05 July 2000 to June 2001 142 00-12 Industrial Heating Yorkshire/Humber 2 June 2000 28.4 1.2 0.03 July 2000 to June 2001 142 00-13 Public Authority Yorkshire/Humber 2 June 2000 28.39 1.27 1.5 July 2000 to June 2001 149 00-14 Public Authority Yorkshire/Humber 2 June 2000 28.39 1.27 1.6 July 2000 to June 2001 152 00-15 Industrial Heating Yorkshire/Humber 27 June 2000 28.39 1.27 0.7 July 2000 to June 2001 128 00-16 Public Authority East Midlands 22 August 2000 28.39 1.27 5.0 September 2000 to August 2002 149 00-17 Industrial Heating Yorkshire/Humber 1 September 2000 28.39 1.27 1.0 October 2000 to September 2001 140 00-18 Briqueting Wales 5 September 2000 29.5 41.0 20 September 2000 to August 2001 146 00-19 Energy Trader Yorkshire/Humber 15 September 2000 24.10 11.20 330 November 2000 to March 2001 113 00-20 Briquetting Wales 26 September 2000 30 n/a 5 September 2000 to August 2001 143 00-21 Quarrying East Midlands 9 October 2000 31.17 1.18 80 to 110 November 2000 to October 2002 125.5 00-22 Generator East Midlands 19 October 2000 25.8 2.0 20 September 2000 to March 2001 96 00-23 Generator Wales 10 November 2000 25 0.9 48.4 November 2000 to March 2001 95 00-24 Briquetting North East 17 December 2000 30 41.0 20 to 40 April 2000 to March 2001 104 Notes: 1 Business of purchaser to be recorded in generic terms: e.g. generator, coke manufacturer, industrial heating, steel production. 2 Region of purchaser should be one of the nine English regions as used by Government Offices/RDAs (North West, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, East of England, West Midlands, South East, South West, London), Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland or Other. 3 Maximum. 4 Greater than.