| Heading: |
Pension Funds: Fossil Fuels |
| Question ID: |
1818750 |
| UIN: |
64508 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-07-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5157 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Susan Murray
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Susan Murray
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an estimate of the proportion of UK pension scheme assets invested in fossil fuel-related holdings; and what plans she has to (a) encourage phased divestment from fossil |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-10 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5069 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Torsten Bell
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| Answering Member handle: |
TorstenBell
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@TorstenBell
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| Answer text: |
While the Department does not hold data on the proportion of UK pension scheme assets invested in fossil fuels, our largest pension schemes are mandated to conduct climate scenario analysis and report on their climate-related financial risks, including th... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |