Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 77431

Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

Tabled: 15 September 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

John Whitby

LabourDerbyshire Dales

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress the Government has made on reviewing how future MPS surpluses should be shared.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The previous Minister of State for Industry met the MPS Trustees on 9 July and confirmed the Government’s commitment to considering their proposals regarding the future of the scheme. DESNZ will now engage HM Treasury with a view to agreeing a way forward...

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