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Mr. Neubert
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what was the average United Kingdom price of one ton, respectively, of domestic coal, anthracite coal, dry steam coal, industrial coal and coking coal on 1st March 1974; what is the present average United Kingdom price of each of these; what percentages these increases represent; and what will be the respective percentage increases at 1st March 1975 compared with 1st March 1974.
Mr. Eadie
Coal prices show wide variation depending on the grade or
| 1st March 1974 (£/ton) | February 1975 (£/ton) | Percentage increase | 1st March 1975* (£/ton) | Estimated percentage increase since March 1974 | 1st April 1975* (£/ton) | Estimated percentage increase since March 1974 | ||
| Domestic coal: | ||||||||
| Bituminous | … | 10·1 | 12·8 | 27·0 | 12·8 | 27·0 | 13·8 | 37·0 |
| Naturally smokeless† | 16·2 | 19·3 | 19·0 | 19·3 | 19·0 | 21·5 | 33·0 | |
| General: | ||||||||
| Industrial coal | … | 7·6 | 13·7 | 80·0 | 17·9 | 136·0 | — | — |
| Coking coal | … | 9·6 | 17·3 | 80·0 | 22·9 | 139·0 | — | — |
| Source: National Coal Board. | ||||||||
| * The figures for March and April 1975 are estimates; for domestic prices allowance has been made for the summer discount. | ||||||||
| † Separate data is not available for anthracite and dry steam coals. | ||||||||