Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 827
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme: North East
Tabled: 19 July 2024
Answered: 29 July 2024
Question
Mary Kelly Foy
Labour — City of Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) former miners and (b) former miners' widows are in receipt of a mineworkers' pension in (i) City of Durham constituency and (ii) the North East of England.
Answer
Sarah JonesAs at June 2023, there were 756 Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme members in the City of Durham constituency and 17,483 members overall in the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme North East of England. The breakdown between former miners and widows is not available.