Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero written question – answered at on 21 January 2026.

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Photo of Natalie Fleet Natalie Fleet Labour, Bolsover

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the trustees of the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme about protecting members' bonus pensions by removing standstill from the MPS Rules.

Photo of Chris McDonald Chris McDonald Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero), Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

I am meeting the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme Trustees in early February to discuss potential changes to the scheme, including standstill.

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