HC Deb 23 June 1981 vol 7 c59W
Mr. David Atkinson

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what proportion of total fixed investment in the United Kingdom coal industry has been financed by loans from the European Coal and Steel Community or the European Investment Bank.

Mr. John Moore

Over the last five years loans received from the European Coal and Steel Community have represented the followiong proportions of total investment expenditure by the National Coal Board:

per cent.
1967 35
1977 20
1978 37
1979 26
1980 16

The board raised no loans from the European Investment Bank during this period.