Written Question · S3W-38903 · Session 3
What proportion of (a) UK and (b) Scottish coal production, as set out in figure 3.4 of Energy in Scotland: A Compendium of Scottish Energy…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of (a) UK and (b) Scottish coal production, as set out in figure 3.4 of Energy in Scotland: A Compendium of Scottish Energy Statistics and Information, December 2010, was related to (i) underground and (ii) opencast mining
The answer
A full disaggregation of annual coal production is available from the Coal Authority website at:
http://www.coal.gov.uk/publications/miningtechnology/index.cfm.
For ease of reference the relevant proportion of UK and Scottish coal production attributable to both surface and underground mining is reported below.
(a) The UK (April 1999 to March 2000):
(i) Surface mining accounted for 43.2% of UK coal production.
(ii) Underground mining accounted for 56.8% of UK coal production.
(a) The UK (January 2009 to December 2009):
(i) Surface mining accounted for 56.4% of UK coal production.
(ii) Underground mining accounted for 43.6% of UK coal production.
(b) Scotland (April 1999 to March 2000):
(i) Surface mining accounted for 87.8% of Scottish coal production.
(ii) Underground mining accounted for 12.2% of Scottish coal production.
(b) Scotland (January 2009 to December 2009):
(i) Surface mining accounted for 100% of Scottish coal production.
(ii) Underground mining accounted for 0% of Scottish coal production.
http://www.coal.gov.uk/publications/miningtechnology/index.cfm.
For ease of reference the relevant proportion of UK and Scottish coal production attributable to both surface and underground mining is reported below.
(a) The UK (April 1999 to March 2000):
(i) Surface mining accounted for 43.2% of UK coal production.
(ii) Underground mining accounted for 56.8% of UK coal production.
(a) The UK (January 2009 to December 2009):
(i) Surface mining accounted for 56.4% of UK coal production.
(ii) Underground mining accounted for 43.6% of UK coal production.
(b) Scotland (April 1999 to March 2000):
(i) Surface mining accounted for 87.8% of Scottish coal production.
(ii) Underground mining accounted for 12.2% of Scottish coal production.
(b) Scotland (January 2009 to December 2009):
(i) Surface mining accounted for 100% of Scottish coal production.
(ii) Underground mining accounted for 0% of Scottish coal production.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-38903 by reference.