§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what tonnage of coal was imported into the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years. [17831]
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§ Mr. PageThe total quantities of coal imported into the United Kingdom over the past 10 years were:
Year Thousand tonnes 1985 12,732 1986 10,554 1987 9,781 1988 11,685 1989 12,137 1990 14,783 1991 19,611 1992 20,339 19931 18,400 19941 15,850 1 Figures for 1993 and 1994 are provisional and include a small element of estimation. The latest figures on coal imports are available in the Department of Trade and Industry's bulletin "Energy Trends".
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what tonnage of coal was(a) deep mined and (b) opencast mined in the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years. [17832]
§ Mr. PageThe quantities of coal produced in the United Kingdom in the past 10 years were:
Thousand tonnes Year Deepmined Opencast 1Total 1985 75,289 15,569 94,111 1986 90,366 14,275 108,099 1987 85,957 15,786 104,533 1988 83,762 17,899 104,066 1989 79,628 18,657 99,820 1990 72,899 18,134 92,762 1991 73,357 18,636 94,202 1992 65,800 18,187 84,493 1993 50,457 17,006 68,199 19942 31,102 16,614 48,030 1 Includes an estimate for slurry. 2 Figures for 1994 are provisional. The latest figures on coal production are available in the Department of Trade and Industry's bulletin, "Energy Trends".