§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what is the 169W minimum estimate of coal required to meet the requirements of the iron and steel industry in the enlarged Community in 1973;
(2) what percentage of energy requirements it is estimated that each member country of the EEC will import in 1973; and what are the sources of the supply;
(3) what is the estimated proportion of British coal in tons of the total production to be produced in EEC countries in 1973;
(4) what is his estimate of the amount that coal will supply of the energy requirement in the enlarged Communities for 1973.
§ Mr. Tom BoardmanThe answers to these Questions would depend on 1973 energy forecasts for the enlarged Community and these have not yet been published.
§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information was provided by his Department as a result of the decision of the European Parliament in Strasbourg to have its Special Committee for Energy, Research and Nuclear Energy examine the energy industry and research policy in the new member States.
§ Mr. Tom BoardmanI have had no request for such information from the committee which I would expect to look to the European Commission for it. I am always ready, of course, to help United Kingdom members of the European Parliament with factual information so that they can participate in discussions on an informed basis.