Mineworkers’ Pension Schemes: Nottinghamshire Debate
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Michelle Welsh
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Mineworkers’ Pension Schemes: Nottinghamshire
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Steve Yemm
I thank my hon. Friend for that recognition. It is important that we recognise those campaigners who are still fighting. I have to say this to every one of them: you have made a difference and a lot of what I am about to describe would not have happened without you.
Michelle Welsh (Sherwood Forest) (Lab)
Does my hon. Friend agree that for former mineworkers and their families in Sherwood Forest, these pensions are deferred wages earned through years of hard and dangerous work, and that, with many members now facing ill health, there is no time to waste? Will he join me in urging the Government to use the Budget to secure a fair agreement on surpluses and ensure that bonus pensions are protected and rise with inflation?