§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will indicate, from sources available to him, the price per ton of coal fob United Kingdom port imported from Australia, Canada, the United States of America, West Germany, East Germany and Poland; what is the current equivalent price from the National Coal Board; and by what percentage each imported country's coal is cheaper or more expensive than British mined coal.
§ Mr. John MooreThe declared average values—cif United Kingdom port—taken from Customs and Excise returns of coal imported in May 1980, and average pithead list prices for National Coal Board coal are set out below:
These values cannot be compared with each other because of the wide variations in the quality and value of coals within the broad categories.