BRITISH COAL PENSION FUND SURPLUS

HL Deb 13 May 1993 vol 545 cc68-9WA

Lord Molloy

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether it is the case, as reported in the Guardian on 3rd May, that the Treasury is putting pressure on the British Coal Board to appropriate more of the British Coal pension fund surplus than the 50 per cent. to which they are entitled, and what is the Treasury's locus in this matter.

The Minister of State, Department of Transport (The Earl of Caithness)

No.