§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list by year, port and tonnage the amount of foreign coal imported into England and Wales for the last five years.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThe information requested is as follows: 641W
Port Quantity (000 tonnes) 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Middlesbrough 1,447 2,352 2,610 2,501 2,878 Port Talbot 2,023 1,834 1,558 1,958 1,997 Immingham 225 615 1,349 669 999 London (including Tilbury) 239 1,515 404 538 743 Medway 120 723 661 556 565 Sunderland 23 88 243 198 418 Trent 11,415 1963 778 335 386 Hartlepool 8 101 295 354 314 Cardiff — 113 247 222 294 Goole 73 48 36 236 286 Kings Lynn 1 1 — 117 117 Newport (Gwent) 32 181 83 5 116 Portsmouth 205 210 7 59 92 Swansea — 5 — — 92 Grimsby — — — — 88 Avonmouth 16 78 96 60 86 Colchester 554 326 196 91 71 Liverpool 38 371 143 65 31 Exeter 134 70 14 10 18 Others 280 412 136 147 146 Total 6,835 10,006 8,856 8,122 9,739 1 Imports recorded under port of Scunthorpe. Note: Figures may not add due to rounding.
Source: HM Customs and Excise (port of entry basis).