Coal: Reserves
(asked on 18th April 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether her Department holds up-to-date estimates of the level of coal reserves in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales; and if she will make a statement.
This question was answered on 22nd April 2016
The following table shows the coal reserves for England, Scotland and Wales as at 22 December 2015:
Million Tonnes of Reserves | |||
England | Scotland | Wales | Total |
3,426 | 224 | 484 | 4,134 |
Source: The Coal Authority.
Includes: reserves at current and licenced (including closed) mines, plus identified and well developed prospects.