Oral Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 6 November 2024Answered: 12 November 2024
Asked by
Melanie Ward
Labour — Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answer from Hansard
Sarah Jones
I am proud that we have finally ended the injustice of the mineworkers’ pension scheme. Miners across the country powered our economy for decades, working in the toughest environments; they should not have had to fight for so long for a fair pension. I travelled to Barnsley with the Secretary of State to meet former mineworkers and talked about the difference that the Labour Government have made. Of course, we will look at any suggestions that the BCSSS comes forward with.