§ Mr. SkinnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy from which countries Britain has imported coal in the last 12 months; how many tonnes have been imported from each respective country; and what information he has on the price per tonne from each country listed at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThe latest information on imports of coal by country is as follows. For the data on price of coal per tonne I would refer the hon. Member to my answer of today's date.
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1987 Country (of origin) Quantity thousand tonnes Australia 3,459 USA 2,890 Poland 1,083 Netherlands 664 Canada 362 Colombia 319 FR Germany 256 Belgium 192 South Africa 188
Country (of origin) Quantity thousand tonnes China 146 USSR 89 Others 131 Total 19,781 1 Rounded total. Source: HM Customs and Excise.
§ Mr. SkinnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list information available to him on the price per tonne of coal for each country from which Britain has imported coal in 1984, 1985 and 1986 and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThe information requested is as follows:
Average value per tonne £ Country (of origin) 1984 1985 1986 1987 Australia 45.41 46.30 39.00 33.28 USA 47.89 52.73 38.98 36.41 Poland 50.71 53.90 41.13 37.88 Netherlands 59.39 57.18 39.76 35.24 Canada 49.83 47.78 36.68 32.48 Colombia — 36.05 37.31 37.53 FR Germany 91.73 97.77 101.25 100.13 Belgium 82.65 80.88 44.01 44.49 South Africa 62.35 54.29 38.28 36.60 China 113.08 106.29 75.83 74.83 USSR 98.09 89.81 39.37 22.90 Others countries 67.81 52.74 41.74 44.09 NB Average value of imports are on a cost insurance and freight basis.
Source: HM Customs and Excise.