§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) what facilities exist in the United Kingdom to handle bulk imports of coal comparable with the coal export terminal at Immingham;
(2) whether there are ports in the United Kingdom capable of accommodating 80,000 dwt vessels carrying imported coal; and whether modern unloading facilities have been built at any of them.
§ Mr. FowlerI have been asked to reply.
There are no bulk coal import facilities in the United Kingdom comparable to those at the Immingham coal export terminal. Three ports are capable of accommodating 80,000 dwt vessels carrying imported coal. These are at Hunter-
PRICE OF MOTOR SPIRIT IN EEC COUNTRIES: 15 JULY 1979 (INCLUSIVE OF TAXES AND DUTIES) Pence per litre Country 4 Star or Premium 2 Star or Regular Derv Belgium … … … 27.8 27.1 18.4 Denmark … … … 33.8 32.8 17.3 Germany … … … 25.0 23.9 25.1 France … … … 31.0 28.8 20.1 Ireland … … … 24.1 23.7 19.6 Italy … … … 27.2 26.1 11.7 Luxembourg … … … Not available Not available Not available Netherlands……… … … … 26.5 25.8 16.9 United kingdom……… … … … 26.1 25.7 27.2