§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the President of the Board of Trade which countries are the main exporters of coal to the United Kingdom; and how much each exported to the United Kingdom in the most recent year for which statistics are available. [5183]
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§ Mr. PageImports of coal into the United Kingdom in 1995 were from the following countries:
Thousand tonnes United States of America 4,858 Australia 3,641 Colombia 2,687 Canada 1,364 Republic of South Africa 1,313 Poland 1,274 European Union1 283 Russia 160 Vietnam 101 People's Republic of China 77 Norway 2 Other countries 136 Total 15,896 Note:
1 Includes extra EU coal routed through the Netherlands.
Source:
HM Customs and Excise figures from the Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics 1996.