Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 7:49 pm on 10 June 2019.

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Photo of Chris Elmore Chris Elmore Opposition Whip (Commons) 7:49, 10 June 2019

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate and pay particular tribute to my hon. Friends the Members for Barnsley East (Stephanie Peacock), for Ashfield (Gloria De Piero) and for Blaenau Gwent (Nick Smith) for their work. Does my hon. Friend agree that a key issue is that the widow’s pension is even smaller than many of the miners’ pensions, so we are asking for an uplift from very small figures? If the Government could show some compassion and bring forward these changes, many widows and miners’ children would benefit hugely.