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Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

Asked by Nadia WhittomeLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 19 November 2025UIN 91022

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps the Government is taking to return all future surplus investment returns in the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme to beneficiaries.

Answered by Chris McDonald

The Government and the Trustees have discussed the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme Trustees’ proposals for the future of the Scheme. DESNZ will now work with the Treasury to seek to reach an agreement that can be implemented at the next Scheme valuation in September 2026.

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