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819352

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times the Trustees of the Mineworkers Pension Scheme have asked Ministers for meetings to re-negotiate the surplus sharing arrangements of the Scheme since privatisation of the industry; what were the responses to those requests; and what was the reasoning behind the response in each case.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL4555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme Trustees have requested changes to the surplus-sharing arrangements on two occasions (2000 and 2006). On each occasion, the Government considered that the existing arrangements were working well and fair to all parties. Since then, the scheme has continued to deliver bonuses to members.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 16/01/2018 13:28:35 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1240476

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much the Government has received from its share of the surplus from the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme since the surplus-sharing arrangement was agreed.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	99079
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>Since the agreement was reached in 1994, the Government has received £3,<del class="ministerial">4</del><ins class="ministerial">1</ins>11.8m as its share of surpluses. This is in return for the provision of the guarantee that ensures pensions are paid. The guarantee has enabled an investment strategy that has resulted in scheme members receiving payments 33% higher than they would have been if they received only their actual earned pension up to privatisation.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 08/10/2020 16:56:38 question first ministerially corrected 15/04/2021 16:22:57 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng previous answer version 52992 answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1149883

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the proposals of the trustees of the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme to guarantee beneficiaries bonuses.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>We are considering the proposals from the Trustees of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme regarding protection for bonuses that have already accrued, and we will report back to the House in due course.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/10/2019 09:18:04 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng previous answer version 721 answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

758893

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2017 to Question 6201, if he will meet a trustee from the Mineworkers Pension Scheme to discuss the surplus-sharing arrangement.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	9553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>BEIS officials meet the Scheme Trustees regularly to discuss scheme administration and have begun to share objectives for the forthcoming scheme valuation.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 14/09/2017 15:23:52 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1387701

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many miners were recipients of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme in (a) May 2020, (b) November 2020 and (c) May 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	93013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>In May 2020, there were 136,886 Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme members of whom 125,355 were in receipt of pension. Equivalent numbers in November 2020 were 134,391 and 123,516 and in May 2021, 131,534 and 121,262.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 05/01/2022 17:00:15 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1387700

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many miners were recipients of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme in November 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	93012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>As of November 2021, there are 127,876 Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme members, of whom 118,154 are in receipt of their pension.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 05/01/2022 17:01:28 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1401686

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make a further assessment of the potential merits of the recommendations of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee's report on the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme, published on 27 April 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	904936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>In the Government response to the Select Committee inquiry into the Scheme we highlighted we continue to believe the arrangements agreed in 1994 with the Scheme Trustees still work well and are fair and beneficial to both Scheme members and taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 11/01/2022 13:19:12 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1725427

	registered interest
	date	27/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to compensate people affected by the surplus sharing agreement with the Mineworkers Pension Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Blyth and Ashington
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	900188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2024 answer text <p>Our Manifesto committed to reviewing the surplus sharing arrangements and work is already underway to initiate that process. We are committed to transferring the Investment Reserve and ending the injustice of the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Croydon West answering member printed Sarah Jones question first answered 05/09/2024 15:30:44 answering member 4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1542914

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the number of surviving members of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme who have (a) injuries and (b) industrial diseases caused by working in the mining industry which affect their quality of life as of 16 November 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	88953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/11/2022 17:29:27 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1542913

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of replacing the existing surplus sharing agreement with the Mineworker’s Pension Scheme with a new arrangement in which the Government would only receive a share of surpluses if it is required in future to contribute to the value of the scheme under the existing guarantee.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	88952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government stated in its response to the BEIS Select Committee Report, published on 29 April 2021, which made this recommendation that it would not agree to such a change as it believes the current arrangements to be fair to Scheme members and taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/11/2022 17:27:58 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day