Miners' Pension Rights

HC Deb 03 July 2001 vol 371 cc89-90W

Ms Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when she intends to announce her decision in respect of the entitlement of sacked miners to pension rights. [1336]

	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–022
	Programme budgets1	Administration	Programme budgets1	Administration	Programme budgets1	Administration
One North East	99,385	9,585	111,749	10,513	139,832	10,103
North West	175,361	11,837	179,379	13,876	243,153	14,044
Yorkshire Forward	132,656	7,795	158,624	8,284	202,614	9,989
East Midlands	47,844	6,941	69,781	7,377	74,343	7,488
Advantage West Midlands	97,624	7,421	115,397	8,352	140,656	8,793
East of England	26,627	4,570	38,205	4,849	51,411	5,836
South East	70,498	5,196	81,658	6,343	89,708	6,643
South West	26,151	7,255	60,071	8,380	59,490	9,099
London	—	—	264,347	6,009	267,672	9,470
1 The programme figures are net of receipts that the RDAs recycle.
2 Approved to date.

Mr. Wilson

I am well aware of the level of interest in this long running issue. I hope to be in a position to announce my decision before the summer recess.