§ 34. Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Energy what information he has about the price of coal in the United Kingdom compared with the price in the United States of America, Germany and Japan, respectively.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe latest information covering these four countries, but which may not be strictly comparable as between them, is:
Average delivered prices for steam coal, April-June 1983 (United States dollars per tonne) General industry Electricity supply industry Federal Republic of Germany 144 108 Japan 57 Not yet available United Kingdom 77 63 United States of America 47 40 SourceInternational Energy Agency.