Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Chris McDonald and Peter Lamb

Tuesday 6th January 2026 Commons Chamber

[Chris McDonald]

I thank my hon. Friend for the leadership that he has shown on this issue in the House, and for his letter last month. I can inform him that I am meeting the trustees of the mineworkers’ pension scheme on 4 February and of the British Coal staff superannuation scheme on 18 February. The focus of both those meetings is how we can deal with surplus sharing for the future, and I am keen for it to be resolved as soon as possible.

[Peter Lamb (Crawley) (Lab)]

8. What steps his Department is taking to help increase the capacity of major national grid supply points.