My hon. Friend is very kind to give way, and he is making an excellent speech, but can I just ask his opinion about left-behind areas? It is all very well for the high earners who are getting advantages with their pension pots, but does he see the benefits, particularly in former mining communities, of implementing the recommendation of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee report and returning the investment fund and the full miners’ pension scheme surplus to retired miners and their widows, who are struggling with the cost of living crisis, not least with huge fuel bills?
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
Proceeding contribution from
Grahame Morris
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 16 March 2023.
It occurred during Budget debate on Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation.
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