§ Mr. George Grantasked the Secretary of State for Energy what amount of coal has been imported this year; at what price; and from which countries.
§ Mr. EadieThe quantities and average c.i.f. values of coal imported64W included in claims made on the ECSC on a national basis.
§ Mr. George Grantasked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) what is the present total manpower employed by the National Coal Board; and what was the figure in the same month in 1974;
(2) what is the present output per man-shift in the coal mining industry at the face and overall at the latest available date; and what were the figures in the same month in 1974.
§ Mr. EadieDetails of manpower and productivity at NCB mines are published regularly in Table 6 of Energy Trends, available in the Library of the House. The latest information, which will be published in the October issue, is as follows:
during the period January to August 1975 by countries of origin are given below:
Country Quantity (thousand tonnes) Unit cif value (£/tonne) EEC 69.9 29.31 West Germany 21.3 40.28 Netherlands 16.4 30.73 Poland 39.2 14.36 South Africa 12.3 29.35 Australia 1,625.0 16.78 USA 1,382.1 24.62 Other countries 245.1 16.92 The above figures are published monthly in Section 321, Table III, of the Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom, copies of which are available in the Library of the House.