§ Mr. BattleTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what tonnages of stockpiled coal are presently held by(a) Powergen, (b) National Power, (c) Scottish Power, (d) British Steel and (e) private mine owners. [27301]
§ Mr. PageLatest available data are for the end of February 1996 when stocks of coal held by electricity generators totalled 7,413,000 tonnes, stocks at coke ovens totalled 1,155,000 tonnes, and stocks at collieries and opencast sites totalled 5,984,000 tonnes. Figures for individual companies are commercially sensitive and cannot be disclosed.