§ Mr. Harperasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the countries from which coal has been purchased since the lifting of the ban on coal imports.
§ Mr. RidleyYes: Australia, Belgium, the Irish Republic, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, South Africa, the United States of America and West Germany.
§ Mr. Harperasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the total tonnage of coal imported into the United Kingdom since the lifting of the ban on coal imports.
§ Mr. RidleyBetween December, 1970, the month in which the present arrangements were introduced, and 28th February, 1971, imports of coal totalled 631,000 tons. Figures for March are not yet available.