§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will publish in the Official Report those countries exporting coal to the United Kingdom, together with the tonnage and prices at the latest available date and the total cost of coal imports for the latest 12 months figures available.
§ Mr. MeacherIn the 12 months ending October 1976 coal imports were valued at £91 million and were consigned from the following countries:
Metric tons Average value per metric ton 000's £c.i.f Australia 1,839 21.46 U.S.A. 879 37.07 Federal Republic of Germany 138 42.55 Netherlands 126 24.18 Poland 106 28.41 Belgium (and Luxembourg) 72 30.28 North Vietnam 41 32.71 Other countries 156 21.40 Note: Average values are not true prices. The figures are affected by differences in the kinds of coal imported.