asked the Secretary of State for Energy what are the total stocks of coking coal held in the United Kingdom for the latest date for which figures are available.
Total stocks of carbonisation coal at 23 December 1978—the latest date for which figures are available—were 5·85 million tonnes.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) under the "Plan for Coal", how much of new productive capacity has been scheduled to produce coking coal;(2) how much (
a) coking coal and ( b) coke the United Kingdom coal mining industry supplies to the British Steel Corporation.
(3) what are the proved reserves of coking coal in the United Kingdom, excluding the continental shelf.
I am asking the chairman of the National Coal Board to write to the hon. Member with the information.