HC Deb 28 October 1996 vol 284 cc24-5W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the country of origin and tonnage of coal imports for 1995. [436]

Mr. Page

The information requested is given in the table:

Coal imports for 1995
Country of origin Thousand tonnes of coal
Australia 3,641
Belgium/Luxembourg 13
Canada 1,364
Colombia 2,687
Czech Republic 2
Estonia 59
Germany 131
India 9
Indonesia 65
Irish Republic 25
Netherlands1 104
Norway 2
People's Republic of China 77
Poland 1,274
Republic of South Africa 1,313
Russia 160
Sweden 10
United States of America 4,858
Vietnam 101
Total 15,896
1Imports include extra-EU coal routed through the Netherlands.

Source:

Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics 1996.

Mr. Redmond

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the tonnage of coal imports for each of the last 10 years. [437]

Mr. Page

The information requested is given in the table:

Coal Imports
Year Thousand tonnes of coal
1986 10,554
1987 9,781
1988 11,685
1989 12,137
1990 14,783
1991 19,611
1992 20,339
1993 18,400
1994 15,041
1995 15,896

Source:

Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics 1996.