§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list the amount of coal imported to Teesside, Wearside and Tyneside for(a) each year from 1979 to 1989 and (b) each month in 1987, 1988 and 1989.
§ Mr. BaldryCoal imports for these areas, listed by Customs trade port, were as follows:
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thousand tonnes Middlesbrough Hartlepool Sunderland Tyne 1979 941 — 22 — 1980 1,255 — 13 — 1981 1,175 — 6 — 1982 735 1 43 — 1983 708 13 102 — 1984 1,447 8 23 2 1985 2,352 101 88 1 1986 2,610 295 243 — 1987 January 63 15 6 — February 283 5 12 — March 288 3 6 — April 223 30 9 — May 3 10 15 — June 200 23 7 — July 107 35 21 — August 230 69 4 — September 317 35 26 — October 239 21 12 — November 307 44 38 — December 240 65 43 — Total1 2,501 354 198 — 1988 January 136 60 23 — February 79 38 22 — March 490 38 37 — April 295 14 21 — May 343 15 62 — June 45 28 19 — July 285 14 31 —
Middlesbrough Hartlepool Sunderland Tyne August 162 44 48 — September 234 18 57 — October 143 10 23 — November 213 21 31 — December 145 14 43 — Total1 22,570 314 418 — 1989 January 103 16 23 — February 276 6 31 — March 206 11 38 — April 430 5 45 — May 176 4 23 — June 72 4 50 — July — 10 10 — August 165 2 26 — September 457 14 2 21 October 166 9 9 — November 401 — 17 — December 360 8 12 — Total1 2,812 89 287 21 Source: Her Majesty's Customs and Excise (port of entry basis). Figures are for imports of hard coal. For the years 1979 to 1982 small quantities of lignite and peat may also be included.
1 Due to rounding the sum of the constituent items may not equal the totals.
2 Monthly figures have been adjusted to accord with a revised annual total.