§ 76. Mr. SkinnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy how many tonnes of coal were imported into Great Britain at the latest available date; if he will list the names of the countries and the respective amounts of coal from each; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerInformation is available for the period January to September 1989 as shown in the table.
January to September 1989 Country of origin Quantity1 (thousand tonnes) United States of America 3,538 Australia 1,643 Poland 694 Canada 565 Colombia 480 China 405 South Africa 303 Federal Republic of Germany 213 USSR 157 Netherlands 133 Panama 106 Venezuela 86 Belgium 61 France 42 Norway 37 Others 80 Total 8,544 1 Figures are rounded independently and the total may therefore differ from the sum of the constituent parts. Source: Her Majesty's Customs and Excise.
Figures for earlier years are published on an annual basis in table 74 of the "Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics".