HC Deb 05 May 2004 vol 420 c1640W
Tony Wright

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the Trustees of the Miners' Pension Fund protect(a) the pension and (b) the bonuses paid from inflation. [168566]

Nigel Griffiths

Members of the Mineworks' Pension Scheme and the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme should receive inflation linked increases to both their basic pensions and their bonuses to September 2006 and January 2008 respectively.