§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many tons of coal were imported into Great Britain in 1979 and the recorded months of 1980 from the following countries: Australia, the United States, Poland and China.
§ Mr. ParkinsonI have been asked to reply.
For United Kingdom imports in 1979 I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Leigh (Mr. Cunliffe) on 18 February 1980—[Vol. 979, c. 46–48.] For the period January—May 1980 the information is as follows:
Tonnes Australia 1,349,214 United States of America 975,653 Poland 180,358 China 49,062