§ 12. Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the average monthly volume and value of coal currently imported to the United Kingdom; and what estimate he has made of these tonnages in equivalent jobs for British miners.
§ Mr. Tom BoardmanImports average 210,000 tonnes or £2.2 million monthly in the third quarter. Because of the need to offset losses caused by the miners' strike and to import qualities not available from home production, it would be misleading to relate these imports to jobs for miners.