§ Mr. CummingsTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what was the tonnage of coal imported into the ports of Seaham, Sunderland, Hartlepool and Teesside, by month, during 1989.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThe latest information is shown in the table. Imports into Seaham are not identified separately but are recorded under the port of Sunderland. Imports into Teesside are recorded under the port of Middlesbrough.
1989 Thousand Tonnes1 Month Sunderland Hartlepool Middlesbrough January 23 16 103 February 31 6 276 March 38 11 206 April 45 5 430 May 23 4 176 June 50 4 72 July 10 10 — August 26 2 165 September 2 14 457 Total2 249 72 1,885 1Figures are rounded independently and a total may therefore differ from the sum of its constituent parts. 2January to September 1989. Source: Her Majesty's Customs and Excise(port pf entry basis).