§ Mr. TippingTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will set out the total subsidy paid for additional deep—mined coal as outlined in "Prospects for Coal"; how many tonnes of coal this involves; and how many individual payments have been made.
§ Mr. Eggar[holding answer 16 December 1994]: To date, the Department has paid £6,109,510 of subsidy covering the sale of almost 600,000 tonnes of additional coal.
The Department has made seven offers of subsidy so far. Under the terms of each offer, claims for payment are made on the basis of actual deliveries made. To date, the Department has made 15 such individual payments.