§ Mr. James Lamondasked the Secretary of State for Energy what action he has taken to implement the proposals in the Helsinki Final Act to organise co-operation between the signatory powers in the use of energy resources, including petroleum, natural gas and coal and the rational use of power stations.
§ Mr. BennThe Final Act of the Helsinki Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe considers that the field of energy resources, in particular petroleum, natural gas and coal, is suitable for strengthening long-term economic co-operation, and that there is the possibility for joint projects including the exchange 361W of electrical energy within Europe with a view to utilising the capacity of electrical power stations as rationally as possible. As emphasised in the Final Act there is already much work done by relevant international organisations and it was the wish of all signatories to take advantage of the possibilities offered by these organisations, and particularly by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) for giving effect to the provisions of the final documents of the Conference. The United Kingdom already participates fully in international co-operation in the areas mentioned and Her Majesty's Government has been co-operating with the Secretariat of the ECE in its efforts to pursue further international collaboration on suitable projects.
PRODUCTION OF HARD COAL 1,000 tonnes 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 United Kingdom Scotland … … … 9,849 10,517 8,677 9,945 9,434 Northern … … … 15,187 16,450 12,876 14,940 13,401 Yorkshire … … … 30,461 33,931 28,049 32,766 31,033 North Western … … 10,653 12,382 10,874 12,390 11,568 South Wales … … … 9,545 9,202 7,386 8,752 7,987 Midlands … … … 31,940 35,990 30,901 37,258 36,256 Kent … … … … 767 905 647 730 Licensed mines … … 678 654 578 625 582 Opencast … … … 10,439 10,123 9,230 10,413 11,943 Total … … … 119,519 130,154 109,218 127,819 122,204 Federal Republic of Germany … 108,690 103,654 101,484 99,161 96,325 France … … … … 29,763 25,682 22,895 22,414 21,879 Italy … … … … 151 5 4 2 2 Belgium … … … … 10,500 8,842 8,111 7,478 7,238 Netherlands … … … 2,942 1,829 801 — — Ireland … … … … 75 64 68 48 53
OUTPUT PER MANSHIFT* Kilograms 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 United Kingdom Scotland … … … 2,950 2,984 2,863 2,893 2,894 Northern … … … 2,738 2,832 2,604 2,879 2,728 Yorkshire … … … 4,067 4,154 3,709 3,840 3,731 North Western … … 3,097 3,325 3,460 3,259 3,345 South Wales … … … 2,386 2,200 2,080 2,068 2,163 Midlands … … … 4,446 4,514 4,338 4,468 4,217 Kent … … … … 2,101 2,446 2,042 1,870 Licensed mines … … .. .. .. .. .. Opencast … … … .. .. .. .. .. Total … … … 3,460 3,643 3,350 3,493 3,406 Federal Republic of Germany … 4,249 4,321 4;196 4,062 4,151 France … … … … 2,709 2,767 2,799 2,761 2,785 Italy … … … … 2,801 .. .. .. .. Belgium … … … … 2,638 2,555 2,597 2,426 2,524 Netherlands … … … 3,276 3,809 4,219 — — Ireland … … … … .. .. .. .. .. * Average output per manshift of all underground workers except under-officials. .. Not available.