Pension Funds: Fossil Fuels
Commons · Question 77788 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the contribution of UK pension funds to fossil fuel expansion in (a) the UK, (b) Europe and (c) other international markets.
Answer
Answered by Torsten Bell, 14 Oct 2025
The Department has not produced specific estimates on the proportion of UK pension scheme assets invested in fossil fuel-related activities, such as coal-fired power generation or fossil fuel production. As part of the 2024 Mansion House reform package, t...