§ Mr. Allen McKayasked the Secretary of State for Energy what amount of subsidy per ton is received by the West German mining industry on coking coal.
§ Dr. John Cunningham:The West German mining industry is estimated to receive on all coal produced in 1978 an average of £3.35/tonne of aid under various heads. In addition, 864 million DM—approximately £233 million—coking coal production aid was to be paid in respect of the first three quarters of the year. I have no information on what tonnage this covers.