HL Deb 19 February 2003 vol 644 cc180-5WA
Lord Mason of Barnsley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What were the annual tonnages of coal imported in the past five years, giving names of the exporting countries and the annual tonnage. [HL1517]

Lord Sainsbury of Turville

The available information is published in the Internet version of theDigest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics 2002, at www.dti.gov.uk/energy/inform/dukes/index.shtml.

The figures are reproduced in the table below.

Thousand tonnes
Imports1 Exports
1997 Steam coal Coking coal Anthracite Other solid fuel Steam coal Coking coal Anthracite Other solid fuel
United States of America 4,281 2,519 150 — — — — 1
Venezuela 97 — — — — — — —
Vietnam — — 15 — — — — —
Other countries 6 — 28 90 7 — 7 4
Total all countries 10,756 8,072 931 886 731 1 414 345

Thousand tonnes
Imports1 Exports
1998 Steam coal Coking coal Anthracite Other solid fuel Steam coal Coking coal Anthracite Other solid fuel
European Union
Austria — — — — — — — —
Belgium/Luxembourg 31 — — 14 — — 49 1
Denmark — — — — — — 8 —
Finland — — — — — — — 16
France — — — 20 78 — 23 19
Germany 19 — 6 13 141 — 2 —
Irish Republic 28 — 4 1 234 — 54 9
Italy — — — — — — — 8
Netherlands2 150 — 19 1 41 — 11 1
Spain 3 — — — 78 — 21 —
Sweden — — — — 16 — 3 64
Total European Union 231 — 29 49 588 — 171 118
Australia 1,115 3,495 — — — — — —
Canada — 1,552 — 52 — — — —
Colombia 3,819 — — — 2 — — —
Indonesia 24 — — — — — — —
Norway 117 — 3 — 94 — 107 225
People's Republic of China — — 132 602 — — — —
Poland 875 — 75 20 — — 1 —
Republic of South Africa 2,302 — 162 — 1 — 1 —
Russia — — 20 49 — — — —
United States of America 3,142 3,599 6 18 — — — —
Venezuela 399 — — — — — — —
Vietnam — — 80 — — — — —
Other countries 55 — 12 51 4 — 2 2
Total all countries 12,079 8,646 519 841 689 — 282 345

Thousand tonnes
Imports1 Exports
1999 Steam coal Coking coal Anthracite Other solid fuel Steam coal Coking coal Anthracite Other solid fuel
European Union
Austria — — — — — — — —
Belgium/Luxembourg 59 — 11 14 — — 69 —
Denmark — — — — 3 — 3 5
Finland — — — — — — — 22
France 1 — 1 6 32 — 65 25
Germany 3 — 5 4 27 — 11 —
Irish Republic 34 — 10 8 200 — 77 8
Italy — — — — — — — —
Netherlands2 193 — — — 10 — 9 1
Portugal — — — — 3 — — —
Spain — — — — 25 — 43 —
Sweden — — — — 1 — 4 84
Total European Union 290 — 27 32r 301 — 281 145
Australia 1,688 4,262 — — — — — —
Canada — 1,427 — 18 — — — —
Colombia 4,136 — — — — — — —
Indonesia 82 — — — — — — —
Norway 43 — — — 113 — 42 149
People's Republic of China 81 24 144 322 — — — —
Poland 1,286 — 13 14 1 — — —
Republic of South Africa 2,673 38 210 — 1 — — —
Russia 139 — 33 12 — — — —
United States of America 746 2,269 2 — — — — —

Imports1 Exports
1999 Steam coal Coking coal Anthracite Other solid fuel Steam coal Coking coal Anthracite Other solid fuel
Venezuela 472 — — — — — — —
Vietnam — — 167 — — — — —
Other countries 39 — 2 37 18r — 4 4r
Total all countries 11,675 8,020 598 435 434 — 327 298

Thousand tonnes
Imports1 Exports
2000 Steam coal Coking coal Anthracite Other solid fuel Steam coal Coking coal Anthractite Other solid fuel
European Union
Austria — — — — — — — —
Belgium/Luxembourg 7 — 4 36 — — 71 1
Denmark — — — — 4 — 8 —
Finland — — — — — — — 36
France — 2 — 14 3 — 74 50
Germany — — — 1 1 — 12 5
Irish Republic 13 — 6 7 210 4 54 17
Italy — — — — — — — —
Netherlands2 144 — 4 41 10 — 5 2
Portugal — — — — — — — —
Spain — — — — — — 31 —
Sweden — — — — — — 8 65
Total European Union 164 2 14 99 228 4 263 176
Australia 1,222 4,881 — — — — — —
Canada — 1,633 — 15 — — — —
Colombia 5,649 — — — — — — —
Indonesia — — 9 — — — — —
Norway 22 — 2 2 120 — 38 182
People's Republic of China — — 143 263 — — — —
Poland 1,083 — 24 2 — — — —
Republic of South Africa 4,578 — 178 — — — — —
Russia 447 11 33 22 — — — —
United States of America 811 1,935 26 26 — — — —
Venezuela 208 — — — — — — —
Vietnam — — 123 — — — — —
Other countries 241 — 6 68 3 — 5 102
Total all countries 14,425 8,462 558 497 351 4 306 460

Thousand tonnes
Imports1 Exports
2001 Steam coal Coking coal Anthracite Other solid fuel Steam coal Coking coal Anthracite Other solid fuel
European Union
Austria — — — — — — — —
Belgium/Luxembourg 6 — — 56 — — 68 1
Denmark — — — — 12 — 4 —
Finland — — — — — — — 36
France — — — 7 9 — 78 29
Germany — — — 52 2 — 22 18
Irish Republic 63 — 9 — 210 4 24 25
Italy — — — — — — — 5
Netherlands2 150 — 7 — 1 — 1 12
Portugal — — — — — — — —
Spain — — — 1 — — 12 —
Sweden 5 — — — — — 4 55
Total European Union 224 — 16 116 234 4 213 181
Australia 2,283 4,777 — 16 — — — —
Canada — 1,182 — — — — — —
Colombia 6,722 — — — — — — —
Indonesia 50 — — — — — — —
Norway 23 — 1 1 63 — 26 180
People's Republic of China 295 — 410 48 — — — —
Poland 1,183 — 52 — — — — —
Republic of South Africa 10,139 29 91 — — — 1 —
Russia 3,894 — 1 — — — — —
United States of America 857 1,735 18 — — — — —

Thousand tonnes
Imports1 Exports
2001 Steam coal Coking coal Anthracite Other solid fuel Steam coal Coking coal Anthracite Other solid fuel
Venezuela 56 — — — — — — —
Vietnam — — 92 — — — — —
Other countries 1,315 — 81 — 5 — 4 33
Total all countries 27,041 7,723 778 165 302 4 244 394
1 Country of origin basis.
2 Includes extra-EU coal routed through the Netherlands.

Source: HM Customs and Excise.