Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what was the total amount of coal produced in(a) Wales. (b) Scotland, and (c) England in the last year for which full figures are available; and what are the corresponding figures for each year since 1968.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerCoal production by countries was as follows:
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'000 tonnes Year (a) Wales (b) Scotland (c) England 1968 19,735 14,054 136,010 1969 17,431 13,255 124,970 1970 15,874 12,705 118,510
Year (a) Wales (b) Scotland (c) England 1971 17,154 14,284 117,950 1972 13,842 12,065 95,900 1973 14,024 12,634 105,400 1974 10,932 10,556 88,957 1975 12,096 12,573 104,009 1976 11,576 12,189 100,035 1977 11,346 11,274 99,530 1978 12,227 11,360 99,990 1979 11,585 10,972 99,812 1980 11,807 11,832 106,446 1981 11,702 10,759 105,008 1982 11,829 10,143 102,739 1983 10,920 9,208 99,126 1984 3,598 3,581 44,003 1985 8,406 6,685 78,956 1986 10,611 6,925 90,556