Question follow-through · 9915

British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made direct payments to the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme under the guarantee arrangements before the surplus sharing arrangements ended.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
18 Oct 2024
Target answer date
22 Oct 2024
Answer
23 Oct 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made direct payments to the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme under the guarantee arrangements before the surplus sharing arrangements ended.

  2. 22 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    No such payments have been made.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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