Question follow-through · 109854

Pension Funds: Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with The Pensions Regulator on what estimate it has made of how many and what proportion of UK pension scheme assets invested in (a) thermal coal-fired and (b) any other foss

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
30 Jan 2026
Target answer date
4 Feb 2026
Answer
9 Feb 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 30 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with The Pensions Regulator on what estimate it has made of how many and what proportion of UK pension scheme assets invested in (a) thermal coal-fired and (b) any other foss

  2. 4 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has not produced such estimates. As part of its supervision and to assist in understanding the link between performance and asset allocation, TPR now gets access to investment data from workplace pension schemes – including in...

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