Written question asked by Madeleine Moon (Labour) on Thursday, 15 January 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 January 2015 (named day). It was answered by Matt Hancock (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 January 2015 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Coal: Mid Glamorgan

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what tonnage of coal was extracted from Parc Slip Opencast site in Mid-Glamorgan in each year since 1985; what levy was imposed in each of those years; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

The original Parc Slip site was worked by British Coal and had been completed before The Coal Authority existed.

The National Archive hold files from the National Coal Board and British Coal Corporation Production Department and its successors which include breakdowns of production by the Corporation - http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/record?catid=3748&catln=3

We have been able to obtain, from The Coal Authority, figures for Parc Slip West opencast site which started operations in 1996.

The annual figures are shown below:

No royalties were taken on the Parc Slip West site.

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