Question follow-through · 64508
Pension Funds: Fossil Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an estimate of the proportion of UK pension scheme assets invested in fossil fuel-related holdings; and what plans she has to (a) encourage phased divestment from fossil
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 2 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 10 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an estimate of the proportion of UK pension scheme assets invested in fossil fuel-related holdings; and what plans she has to (a) encourage phased divestment from fossil
4 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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10 Jul 2025
Answer published
While the Department does not hold data on the proportion of UK pension scheme assets invested in fossil fuels, our largest pension schemes are mandated to conduct climate scenario analysis and report on their climate-related financial risks, including th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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