§ Mr. George Grantasked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) what amount of coal has been imported by the United Kingdom in the last 12 months; from which countries; and at what price;
(2) what amount of coal has been exported from the United Kingdom in the last 12 months; and to which countries.
§ Mr. MeacherThe information for the period April 1977 to March 1978 is as follows:
EXPORTS Country of destination Tonnes France 930,573 Federal Republic of Germany 400,940 Irish Republic 179,754 Netherlands 158,076 Belgium-Luxembourg 130,865 Norway 76,870 Denmark 35,320 Sweden 29,124 Portugal 6,490 Other countries 3,548 GRAND TOTAL 1,951,560
IMPORTS Country of consignment Tonnes £ per tonne cif Australia 1,105,311 26.30 United States of America 352,592 39.78 Netherlands 303,009 25.06 Federal Republic of Germany 255,968 47.66 Poland 214,929 33.05 Belgium-Luxembourg 181,802 25.89 USSR 145,165 39.48 Irish Republic 38,803 23.95 France 23,612 50.04 Morocco 19,075 49.75 South Africa 17,380 34.05 Other countries 7,280 33.00 Grand Total 2,664,926 31.64 Note: Values per tonne derived from the overseas trade statistics are not true prices. These are influenced by differences in the type and quality of the coal imported.