PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Coal: Imports (1 November 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the (a) value and (b) volume of coal imported into the UK was in each of the last five years.
Asked by:
Rupert Lowe (Restore Britain)
Asked by:
Rupert Lowe (Restore Britain)
Answer
Data showing the value and volume of coal imported into the UK is presented in the following table:
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
UK coal imports (million tonnes) | 5.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 2.9 |
Value of UK coal imports (£m) | 574 | 318 | 470 | 1,573 | 519 |
Source: HMRC trade data |
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Answered by:
Michael Shanks (Labour)
7 November 2024
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