Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

Business and Trade Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 18 Mar 2021 Closed: 27 Sep 2021 Parliament page
The BEIS Committee is holding a short inquiry into the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme, and in particular the Scheme’s surplus sharing arrangements. When British Coal was privatised in 1994, an agreement was made between the Government and the Trustees of the Mineworkers Pension Scheme (MPS) on future arrangements for pensions. The … Read more
6 Recommendations
12 Conclusions
1 Report
2 Oral sessions
13 Letters
2 Events
Activity timeline 17 events
8 Jul
2021
Correspondence
5 Jul
2021
Report published
26 May
2021
Correspondence
13 May
2021
Correspondence
29 Apr
2021
Report published
29 Apr
2021
Correspondence
29 Apr
2021
Correspondence
27 Apr
2021
Correspondence
27 Apr
2021
Correspondence
27 Apr
2021
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15 Apr
2021
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15 Apr
2021
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Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
13 Apr 2021
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Oral evidence session
Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Sarah Munby · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
23 Mar 2021
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Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
Allen Young · Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme Chris Cheetham · Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme Chris Kitchen · National Union of Mineworkers Dan Whincup · Coal Pension Trustees Ltd
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Sixth Report - Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme HC 1346 29 Apr 2021 18 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
16 Conclusion Acknowledged
Sixth Report - Mineworkers’ Pensio…
The beneficiaries of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme toiled in dreadful conditions, to keep the country’s...
The beneficiaries of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme toiled in dreadful conditions, to keep the country’s lights on. Many now live with industrial diseases caused by the dangerous nature of their former occupation. The least they should expect in return is … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges the harsh conditions faced by coal miners and states that it took on liabilities at privatisation, compensating former miners and their families for health issues.
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Government Response AI assessment · 18 of 6 classified
Acknowledged 1
Not Addressed 9
Rejected 8
Total 6 recs + 12 conclusions
Correspondence 13 letters
8 Jul 2021 To committee Letter from a member of the public relating to the British Coal Superannuation Scheme
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26 May 2021 To committee Letter from the Minister to the Chair relating to the Committee’s report on the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme
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13 May 2021 To committee Letter from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to the Chair relating to the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme
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29 Apr 2021 To committee Letter from the Chair to the Chancellor of the Exchequer relating to the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme
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29 Apr 2021 To committee Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth relating to the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme
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27 Apr 2021 To committee Letter from Jonathan Gullis MP on the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme
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27 Apr 2021 Selected emails received by the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee as part of the inquiry into the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
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27 Apr 2021 To committee Letter from the Minister to the Chair on the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme
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15 Apr 2021 To committee Letter from Aaron Bell MP to the Chair regarding the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme
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15 Apr 2021 To committee Letter from The British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme to the Chair regarding pensions to former staff of British Coal
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15 Apr 2021 To committee Letter from Lee Anderson MP to the Chair regarding the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme
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13 Apr 2021 To committee Letter from the Trustees of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme in follow up to oral evidence given on 23 March
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13 Apr 2021 To committee Letter from Grahame Morris MP to the Chair regarding the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme
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