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1700398

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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, how many people are recipients of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme in (a) Rother Valley constituency and (b) the rest of the UK as of 16 April 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	uin	21285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>As at June 2023, there were 1,778 Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme (MPS) members living in the Rother Valley constituency. As at 29 February 2024, there were 116,143 MPS members. These are the latest available figures.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/04/2024 14:03:01 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1700399

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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, what recent discussions she has had with the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme Trustees on the surplus sharing arrangements of that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	uin	21286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Ministers and Trustees last discussed the surplus sharing arrangements in 2021. The Government has been consistent that it would consider any proposals that the Trustees bring forward.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/04/2024 08:33:10 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1700400

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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, if she will review the (a) surplus sharing and (b) other arrangements of the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	uin	21287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government has been consistent in its willingness to consider any proposals that the Trustees bring forward. Ministers have previously been willing to discuss proposals including those which would alter the surplus sharing arrangements.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 22/04/2024 16:55:41 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1697844

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	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, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reviewing the surplus-sharing arrangements of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	19812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government considers the current arrangements to be working well for all parties. We will consider any suggested changes to the arrangements in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/03/2024 11:25:50 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1675172

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2023
	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, if she will make an estimate of how much the Exchequer has received from the Mineworkers Pension Scheme under the surplus sharing arrangements adjusted for inflation since the establishment of those arrangements.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	4998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>A surplus sharing arrangement was negotiated between the Government and the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme Trustees in 1994. The Government has received £4.8bn as its share of surplus over the past 29 years. An inflation-adjusted figure is not available.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 07/12/2023 16:30:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1674176

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2023
	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, with reference to the Sixth Report of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee of Session 2019-21 on Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme, HC 1346, published on 29 April 2021, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing the report's recommendations on the terms and conditions of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	4506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government responded to the Committee’s report in June 2021 explaining that it was unable to agree to the Committee’s recommendations. That response is available to read <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublications.parliament.uk%2Fpa%2Fcm5802%2Fcmselect%2Fcmbeis%2F386%2F38602.htm&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C83f481d88b9847bba83108dbf4ceea4a%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638372941750074621%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=um1TNHXfsqCUFW9hHlZZZCktE%2BRi5XRni8ZaGhbKl20%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 04/12/2023 13:47:29 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1672431

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2023
	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, how many miners were recipients of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme in (a) Selby and Ainsty constituency and (b) nationally in November 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
	tabling member printed	Keir Mather
	uin	3393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 14 September 2023 to Question UIN <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-09-08%2F198552&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C9fc0f8c65b1244adfcd508dbf1c3f6cd%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638369596185451293%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=S6lJweH%2BliHbp%2Fr97CMVerluuuOTfoGBZdjV%2Bx6wDPU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">198552</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 30/11/2023 16:59:55 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4993 label Biography information for Keir Mather

1669027

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2023
	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, how many miners were recipients of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme (a) in Easington constituency and (b) nationally in October 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	1094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>As of 30 June 2023, there were 119,651 members in the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme, including 3,563 in Easington constituency. These are the most recent figures available.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/11/2023 14:35:24 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1669028

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2023
	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, how many miners' widows were recipients of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme (a) in Easington constituency and (b) nationally in October 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	1095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>As of 30 June 2023, there were 23,974 spouse/dependant pensioners in the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme. It is unclear how many of these are widows and the Government does not have the equivalent figure for the constituency. These are the most recent figures available.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/11/2023 14:33:37 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1666670

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2023
	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, how many miners were recipients of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme (a) in Easington Constituency and (b) nationally in October 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	203813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/10/2023 10:12:48 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris