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42.
Mr. Edwin Wainwright
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what are the amounts in tonnes of imported coal over each of the past four years; and how these figures compare with coal exports.
Mr. John Moore
The amounts of coal imported into and exported from the United Kingdom in the period 1978–1980 are shown in the following table:
| Imports (tonnes) | Exports | |
| 1978 | 2,351,922 | 2,265,599 |
| 1979 | 4,375,482 | 2,339,375 |
| 1980 | 7,333,706 | 4,042,211 |
| 1981 (estimated) | 4,500,000 | 9,000,000 |
Source: HM Customs and Excise.