Mr. Alan W. WilliamsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the level of coal imports in tonnes to South Wales ports in each year since 1987; what estimates he has made of the annual tonnage of coal imports into these ports until 1997; and what assessment he has made of the future markets for this imported coal.
§ Mr. EggarThe amounts of coal imported to South Wales ports since 1987 were:
Year Thousand tones
1987 2,184 1988 2,499 1989 3,111 1990 3,587 1991 3,680 19921 3,275 1 Provisional Source: HM Customs and Excise
We do not make estimates of future imports of coal.