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Written question asked by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour) on Thursday, 1 December 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 December 2016 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Tuesday, 6 December 2016. A substantive answer was provided by Jesse Norman (Conservative) on Thursday, 8 December 2016 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Coal: Concessions

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many miners whose employment with British Coal ended before they reached the age of 50 had their entitlement to concessionary coal reinstated after the introduction of the National Concessionary Fuel Scheme in 2013.

Answer

In reference to employees solely employed by British Coal, there are no employees aged under 50 who have been reinstated as part of the 2013 announcement, which related specifically to employees of UK Coal who lost their entitlement following a fire at the company’s Daw Mill colliery in February 2013.

There will be some UK Coal beneficiaries who TUPE transferred from British Coal to UK Coal in 1995 under the age of 50, who continued their entitlements with the new company and then fell under the terms of the 2013 announcement. However, Capita, who administer the concessionary fuel schemes, do not hold this information.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
55940
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Coal Concessions Mining
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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