Coal

Mr. John Moore
asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will publish a table  in the Official Report showing the level of coal production in terms of tonnes of coal per employee for each year since 1970 in each current member State of the EEC. the United States of America and Japan.

Mr. Benn
The figures for Europe are in the Annual Bulletins of Coal Statistics for Europe. Comparable information is not readily available for the United States of America and Japan.