§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will publish a table showing the total annual production of coal 117W for each of the 12 leading coal producers, on 1979 levels; and how these levels compare with output in 1967, including opencast coal and lignite production.
§ Mr. John MooreThe latest available figures are for 1978. These are tabulated below together with those for 1967.
PRODUCTION OF COAL, LIGNITE AND BROWN COAL (million tonnes of coal and coal equivalent) Country 1967 1978 China 227 618 USSR* 507 603 USA 510 544 Poland 131 205 Federal Republic of Germany 142 127 United Kingdom 178 124 India 69 102 Customs Union of South Africa 49 89 Czechoslovakia 69 85 Australia 41 83 German Democratic Republic 74 79 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 20 42 * Coal production includes low grade coal. Source: United Nations publications " World Energy Supplies " " Series J Nos. 19 and 22 ".