§ Mr. SkinnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy (1) 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;
(2) 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 1985, 1986, 1987, and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerInformation is available for the period January to November 1988 as shown in the table. 695W For the data on price per tonne of coal in 1985, 1986 and 1987 I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 29 June 1988 at column 251.
January to November 1988 Country (of origin) Quantity (thousand tonnes) Average value per tonne (£) United States of America 3,881 35.30 Australia 3,242 31.03 Poland 1,224 34.56 Colombia 434 35.07 Canada 426 30.29 USSR 325 26.61 China 281 50.41 Netherlands 249 39.33 South Africa 241 42.42 Federal Republic of Germany 157 97.59 Belgium 111 47.28 Venezuela 69 30.49 Others 114 52.06 TOTAL 110,755 35.29 1 Rounded total. Note: Average value of imports are on a cost, insurance and freight basis.
Source: Her Majesty's Customs and Excise.