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Debate between Richard Baker and Nick Smith
Tuesday 21st January 2025

(1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Richard Baker Portrait Richard Baker (Glenrothes and Mid Fife) (Lab)
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10. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to uplift former mineworkers’ pensions.

Nick Smith Portrait Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney) (Lab)
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20. What steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to uplift former mineworkers’ pensions.

Darren Jones Portrait The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Darren Jones)
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This Government recognise the contributions that miners made to the prosperity of the nation and the challenging circumstances in which they worked. That is why the Government agreed to transfer the investment reserve fund to members of the mineworkers’ pension scheme, so that the mineworkers who powered our country receive a fairer pension.

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