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(Coal Imports)

Volume 904: debated on Wednesday 4 February 1976

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asked the Secretary of State for Energy how much coal the Central Electricity Generating Board imports and from which countries; and what percentage of total coal imports this represents.

According to figures provided by the CEGB, imported coal delivered to CEGB power stations in 1975 came from the following countries:

Thousand
Countrytons
Australia1,805
Canada307
USA1,200
Total3,312
This total represents about 66 per cent. of total imports of coal during 1975.