§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for Energy what has been the total cost of administration of his Department expressed in constant prices in each of the last five years.
United Kingdom coal imports ('000 tonnes) Origin 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 January-November 1983 EEC countries France — — 1 14 7 FR Germany 229 80 132 334 445 Ireland 55 41 5 3 3 Netherlands 22 23 8 44 74 Belgium 22 14 7 34 57 Greece — — — 2 — TOTAL EEC 328 158 153 431 586 Non-EEC countries Australia 2,164 2,847 1,791 1,140 1,933 USA 1,031 3,653 1,954 1,992 1,054 Poland 658 446 142 318 407 South Africa 38 66 80 67 45 USSR 65 46 34 12 23 Other 91 118 136 39 82 TOTAL NON-EEC 4,047 7,176 4,137 3,568 3,544 GRAND TOTAL 4,375 7,334 4,290 3,999 4,130
§ Mr. Boyesasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will state the countries to which coal is exported and the tonnage concerned for each of the last five years.
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§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe total gross cost of administration of the Department of Energy expressed in 1982–83 prices in the last four years was as follows:
Year £ million 1979–80 32.0 1980–81 31.2 1981–82 28.6 1982–83 26.6 This information is taken from the annual scrutinies of departmental running costs which cover only 1979–80 onwards.