asked the Secretary of State for Energy what was the coal output in tons per man at the latest date for which figures are available in the following countries: Great Britain, France, West Germany, Holland, Belgium, Poland and Spain.
Average annual output of hard coal per man in 1975, the latest period for which comparable figures for all the countries listed are available, was:—
| Tons | |||
| United Kingdom | … | … | 473 |
| France | … | … | 340 |
| West Germany | … | … | 672 |
| Belgium | … | … | 409 |
| Poland | … | … | 813 |
| Spain | … | … | 227 |
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what percentage of the gross national energy production is represented by coal in each of the following countries: Great Britain, France, West Germany, Holland, Belgium, Poland and Spain.
The percentage of total primary energy production represented by hard coal in 1974, the latest year for which figures for all the countries listed are available, are:
| Per cent | |||
| United Kingdom | … | … | 68 |
| France | … | … | 51 |
| West Germany | … | … | 55 |
| Holland* | … | … | 1 |
| Belgium | … | … | 97 |
| Poland | … | … | 89 |
| Spain | … | … | 54 |
| * Hard coal production in Holland ceased in 1974. | |||
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the current level of Government subsidy per ton of coal in each of the following countries: Great Britain, France, West Germany, Holland, Belgium, Poland and Spain.
The following figures, issued by the Commission of the European
| £ per ton | |||||||||
| West Germany | Belgium | France | Great Britain | ||||||
| — | Ruhr | Aachen | Saar | Nord | Lorraine | South Wales | Scotland | North Yorkshire | |
| Anthracite | 49·39 | — | — | 50·63 | 44·00 | — | 34·55 | — | — |
| Low volatile coal | 47·58 | 46·23 | — | 49·16 | — | — | 29·42 | — | — |
| Medium volatile coal | 37·66 | 40·82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| High volatile coal 30–50mm. | 35·06 | — | 39·69 | 35·95 | — | 27·14 | — | 26·34 | 22·28 |
| Coking coal | 37·32 | 37·77 | 40·59 | 36·69 | 36·95 | 39·04 | 33·60 | 27·34 | 25·35 |
Source: Coal Prices No.21.15th October 1976.
Comparable price for Poland and Spain are not available. Holland no produce coal.