The Government have supported coal producers through coal operating aid (2000-2002) and coal investment aid (2003-2008). Payments were made as follows:
£ 2000-01 87,339,268 2001-02 62,357,501 2002-03 12,474,226 2003-04 404,393 2004-05 21,789,907 2005-06 19,490,000 2006-07 9,662,879 2007-08 422,965 2008-09 1,449,440