§ Mr. DafisTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the average level of Government subsidy per tonne of deep-mined coal in each year since 1988 in each of the member states of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
§ Mr. EggarI refer the hon. Member to my answer of 13 July,Official Report, column 436, in which I gave figures for the amount of Government aid to the coal industry provided in the United Kingdom for the years 1987–88 to 1992–93. Comparable figures for each of the other OECD countries are not readily available.