Oral Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
“What recent progress he has made on helping to secure the freedom of British citizens being held in Iran.”
Tabled: 9 June 2021Answered: 15 June 2021
Asked by
Tulip Siddiq
Labour — Hampstead and Highgate
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
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.