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Mr. Mullin
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give details of coal imported through the port of Sunderland for each year since 1979.
Mr. McLoughlin
HM Customs and Excise figures for imports of coal, coke and briquettes at Sunderland, which include imports at Seaham, are given in the table.
| Year | Tonnes |
| 1979 | 22,254 |
| 1980 | 12,605 |
| 1981 | 6,245 |
| 1982 | 43,773 |
| 1983 | 101,544 |
| 1984 | 23,111 |
| 1985 | 4,870 |
| 1986 | 245,904 |
| 1987 | 216,901 |
| 1988 | 436,659 |
| 19891 | 310,514 |
| 1Provisional. | |