HC Deb 30 June 1993 vol 227 c509W
Mr. Cummings

To ask the President of the Board of Trade to what extent the subsidies to be made available to coal producers are available for extra sales to the non-electricity supply industry market.

Mr. Eggar

As indicated in the White Paper "The Prospects for Coal", the subsidy is to be made available on genuinely additional sales for electricity generation. It is not available for coal sold into other markets.