HC Deb 24 April 1990 vol 171 cc188-9W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list by year for the last 10 years and by port the number of tonnes of coal imported from South Africa.

Mr. McLoughlin

Her Majesty's Customs and Excise figures for imports of coal consigned from South Africa for the last 10 years and by port are as follows:

Thousand tonnes
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
London1 0.9
Colchester 2.2
Shoreham 1.4
Southampton 0.5
Exeter 1.2 18.1
Teignmouth 1.5
Watchet 1.4
Avonmouth 56.8 76.2 62.8 44.1 16.2
Sharpness 1.0
Liverpool 1.7
Glasgow 22.5
Grangemouth 2.1
River Trent 1.2 5.6
Belfast 1.7
Total 64.7 78.8 62.9 45.3 67.5
1 Including Tilbury.

Thousand tonnes
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
London1 10.8 16.4 5.3 5.9
Colchester 2.3
Exeter 11.0 2.6 2.8
Teignmouth 7.6 1.2 3.2 2.0
Falmouth 7.3
Avonmouth 72.7 57.1 15.9 13.6 29.0
Swansea 5.3
Greenock 142.1
Kirkcaldy 1.5
Tyne 0.6
Middlesbrough 17.0
Hull 4.1
River Trent 2.3 19.2 14.3
Immingham 41.8 23.4 9.2
Boston 0.8
Harwich 0.6
Belfast 75.3 2.0 2.3 11.5 4.3
Coleraine 1.5
Londonderry 6.0 3.3 3.0
Warrenpoint 2.8
Total 369.6 106.2 35.8 66.0 83.5
1 Including Tilbury.

Figures are not available by individual ports of coal originating from South Africa imported via third countries.

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