HC Deb 08 June 1981 vol 6 cc45-6W
16 Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what grants have been paid to the British coal industry from European Community sources in the last two years.

Mr. David Howell

Grants to the British coal industry from European Community sources totalled £10.2 million in 1979 and £8.7 million in 1980.