Question follow-through · 623
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, further to the meeting Ministers in his Department had with the Trustees of the Mineworkers Pension Scheme on Thursday 30th April 2026, if he will provide an update on progress to resolve the
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 13 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 18 May 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, further to the meeting Ministers in his Department had with the Trustees of the Mineworkers Pension Scheme on Thursday 30th April 2026, if he will provide an update on progress to resolve the
18 May 2026
Target answer date
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18 May 2026
Answer published
The Government is keen to reach agreement with the MPS Trustees on changes to the arrangements to benefit scheme members. The meeting on 30 April involved a constructive discussion of the proposals and how they might be taken forward. The government is mi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Energy: Standing Charges
11 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she plans to take steps to change the rules governing gas and electricity standing charges so that bereaved families are not required to pay standing charges on unoccupied properties