§ Mr. Dormandasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the Government subsidy per tonne of coal produced in each of the European Economic Community countries, including the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. John MooreThe European Commission's estimates of state operating subsidies to Community coal industries in 1980 are as follows:
(£/tonne) Belgium 28.4 France 15.6 Federal Republic of Germany 7.2 United Kingdom *1.4 * Financial year 1980–81. Note: Member States also provide social aids for their coal industries. Social security systems differ so much between countries that no simple comparison of these aids is possible.