§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Energy what are the latest figures available for annual coal production; how these compare with the corresponding figures for each of the previous 10 years; and what projections are available for future coal outputs.
§ Mr. Giles ShawUnited Kingdom coal production was as follows:
million tons 1973 129.9 1974 108.7 1975 126.6 1976 121.8 1977 122.1 1978 123.6 1979 122.4 1980 130.1 1981 127.5 1982 124.7 1983 119.3 (1983 figures are provisional estimates).
The Government do not make projections of future coal output.