§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many tonnes of coal were imported from the Netherlands in 1991; what was the pithead cost of that coal; and if he will make it his policy to impose an anti-dumping duty on such coal.
§ Mr. EggarThe Netherlands has closed all its mines and now produces no coal. In 1991 the statistics recorded 6,000 tones of coal originated in the Netherlands. It is assumed that these 6,000 tonnes were first imported into the Netherlands from other countries, processed there, and subsequently re-exported to the United Kingdom. The statistics also record that in 1991, 4.713 million tonnes of coal, destined to the United Kingdom, passed through the Netherlands in consignment.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list for each port in the United Kingdom, the tonnages of coal imports by year for the last four years; and what were the points of origin.
§ Mr. EggarBreakdowns of coal imports by port of entry, and by country of origin, for the last four years and for the current year to date, are as follows:
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1988 1989 1990 1991 11992 Port of entry Med way 565 652 855 1,989 2,249 Immingham 999 1,268 2,182 3,177 2,206 Middlesbrough 2,570 2,812 2,385 2,894 1,914 Port Talbot 1,997 2,610 2,885 2,655 1,716 London (including Tilbury) 743 782 2,104 3,016 1,596 Greenock 1,164 1,162 1,027 1,209 1,363 Liverpool 31 286 948 1,308 1,152 Belfast 192 182 332 387 536 Hull 1 44 152 416 322 Cardiff 294 229 410 491 292 Swansea 92 134 162 422 140 Others 3,036 1,975 1,340 1,527 983 Total 11,685 12,137 14,783 19,491 14,469 Country of origin United States of America2 4,073 4,874 6,176 8,132 5,375 Australia2 3,416 2,676 3,044 4,654 3,304 Colombia2 574 874 1,506 2,447 2,505 Canada 553 729 986 760 653 South Africa 276 346 356 579 621 Poland 1,270 1,055 1,043 557 588 USSR 375 181 592 900 574 China 319 450 69 294 162 Germany3 191 288 249 220 160 Venezuela 92 86 169 230 160 Belgium 122 78 60 231 12 Others2 425 501 533 488 354 Total 11,685 12,137 14,783 19,491 14,469 Because of rounding the sum of the constituent items may not agree with the totals shown. 1 January to August. 2 Some imports previously recorded by Customs and Excise as originating in the Netherlands have been re-allocated to the other countries indicated or, where revised country or origin data is not available, included in the residual entry "Others". This re-allocation has been carried out for 1991 and estimates of such imports previously classified to the Netherlands have been included for 1990. Figures for earlier years have not been re-allocated to individual countries.
3 Includes imports previously recorded separately for the German Democratic Republic. Source: Customs and Excise.