COAL
Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of coal reserves available in (a) Wales, (b) each region of England, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland. [177550]
Michael Fallon, Minister of State for Business and Energy: The following table shows the coal reserves for England (Central North, Central West and Northern), Scotland and Wales. There are no reserves in Northern Ireland.
| Million tonnes of reserves | ||||||
| England | ||||||
| Central North | Central West | Northern | Scotland | Wales | Total | |
| Current Sites and Licences | 296 | 878 | 35 | 124 | 448 | 1,781 |
| Prospects | 1,397 | 571 | 558 | 115 | 147 | 2,788 |
| Total | 1,693 | 1,449 | 593 | 239 | 595 | 4,569 |