HC Deb 21 July 1987 vol 120 cc146-7W
Mr. Ashton

asked the Secretary of State for Energy how many tonnes of coal were imported into the United Kingdom in total in 1986; and how many of these were from (a) Holland and (b) South Africa.

Mr. Michael Spicer

Total coal imports into the United Kingdom in 1986 amounted to 10.6 million tonnes (9.2 per cent. of total inland consumption); of which 218,000 tonnes (0.2 per cent. of total inland consumption) were imported from the Netherlands and 312,000 tonnes (0.3 per cent. of total inland consumption) from South Africa.