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Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

Asked by David SmithLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 28 January 2026UIN 107272

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to remove the mechanism in the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme that freezes bonus pension increase.

Answered by Chris McDonald

I am meeting the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme Trustees next month to discuss future surplus sharing arrangements. No decisions have been made yet.

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