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1646014

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2022 to Question 88950 on Mineworkers' Pension Scheme, what estimate he has made of when the 2023 valuation of the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme and the calculation of that scheme’s surplus will be completed.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	190343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>Based on previous valuations of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme, the Government anticipates the 2023 valuation process, including the calculation of any surplus, to be concluded during the summer of 2024.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/06/2023 08:43:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1646015

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
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) Barnsley Central constituency and (b) nationally in May 2023.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	190344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>There were 120,099 members of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme as of May 2023 of whom 2,576 live in the Barnsley Central constituency. The breakdown between those in receipt and those yet to receive their pension is not available at the constituency level.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/06/2023 08:37:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1642600

registered interest
date	07/06/2023
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, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	188284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>Department officials meet the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme (MPS) Trustees regularly to monitor the performance of the MPS. The Scheme works well for all parties. A triennial valuation will begin towards the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/06/2023 12:58:22 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1642601

registered interest
date	07/06/2023
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 he will review the surplus sharing arrangements for the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	188285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government considers the current arrangements to be working well for all parties. No review of arrangements is planned, but the Government has made clear to the MPS Trustees that it would consider any proposals for change that do not add risk to taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/06/2023 12:56:18 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1542911

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 average amount by which the annual pension received by remaining members of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme would change if the surplus sharing arrangements were revised to create a (a) 70-30, (b) 90-10 and (c) 100-zero per cent split between the scheme and the Government.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	88950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>Any surplus will depend on the returns on the Scheme’s investments - this will be assessed at the valuation in 2023. The Government has no current plans to change the surplus sharing arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/11/2022 17:28:44 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1542912

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 with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the surplus sharing arrangements for the Mineworker’s Pension Scheme on the Government’s levelling-up agenda.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	88951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>The Scheme’s surplus-sharing arrangements mean that scheme members receive approximately 33% higher payments than they would otherwise have done. There are currently no plans for a review of the surplus-sharing arrangements. In addition, the Government guarantee ensures that pensions increase in line with RPI.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/11/2022 17:25:46 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

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

1504003

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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, with reference to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2019–21, Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme, published on 29 April 2021, HC 1346, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the size of the mineworkers' pension scheme.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	45895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>The Mineworkers' Pension scheme is funded through investments. The Government guarantees that pensions will be paid in the event that returns on those investments are insufficient to meet members’ benefit entitlements.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/09/2022 09:46:02 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1489574

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Oral question of 12 July 2022, Official Report, column 138, on the Mineworkers Pension Scheme, whether the Treasury has received the Trustee’s proposal on the issue; and if his Department will make a decision on that proposal by 21 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	37583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>HM Treasury recognises the importance of the issue and has approved the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme Trustees’ request to bring forward the ‘bonus protection’ arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 20/07/2022 13:45:50 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock