HC Deb 02 March 1989 vol 148 cc294-5W
Mr. Mullin

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list coal imports through the port of Sunderland for 1987 and 1988 by country of consignment.

Mr. Portillo

Her Majesty's Customs and Excise figures for imports of coal at Sunderland include imports at Seaham. Details by country of consignment for 1987 and for 1988 (provisional) are as follows:

Coal imports at Sunderland (including Seaham)
Thousand tonnes
Country of consignment 1987 1988
France 4 2
Belgium/Luxembourg 13 17
Netherlands 113 166
Federal Republic of Germany 17 13
Denmark — 2
Portugal — 4
Iceland — 6
Norway 2 13
Sweden 7 2
USSR 6 40
Poland 30 28
Australia 2 —
Canada — 29
United States of America 1 27
Colombia 3 —

Thousand tonnes
Country of consignment 1987 1988
Venezuela — 69
TOTAL 198 418