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Sixth Report - Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme

Business and Trade Committee HC 1346 Published 29 April 2021

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

18 items (6 recs)

Source

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Government Response

AI assessment · 18 of 18 classified

Acknowledged 1

Not Addressed 9

Rejected 8

Government response

Fourth Special Report - Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2019–21 · published 5 Jul 2021

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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

16 Conclusion Acknowledged

Para 65

The beneficiaries of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme toiled in dreadful conditions, to keep the country’s...

Conclusion

The beneficiaries of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme toiled in dreadful conditions, to keep the country’s lights on. Many now live with industrial diseases caused by the dangerous nature of their former occupation. The least they should expect in return is … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government acknowledges the harsh conditions faced by coal miners and states that it took on liabilities at privatisation, compensating former miners and their families for health issues.

Department for Business and Trade

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