{"value":{"id":1764706,"memberId":2024,"member":null,"memberRole":"Minister of State (Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero)","uin":"HLWS437","dateMade":"2025-02-12T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":215,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Energy Security and Net Zero","title":"Contingency Fund Advance for the UKAEA Pension Scheme","text":"<p>My hon. Friend the Minister for Climate (Kerry McCarthy MP) made the following Statement today:</p><p> </p><p>I hereby give notice of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s intention to seek an advance from the contingencies fund of £55,000,000 for the UK Atomic Energy Authority Pension Schemes. This is a cash request to enable pension payments to be made as they fall due.</p><p> </p><p>Parliamentary approval for additional cash of £55,000,000 will be sought in a Supplementary Estimate for UK Atomic Energy Authority Pension Schemes. Pending that approval, urgent expenditure estimated at £55,000,000 will be met by repayable cash advances from the Contingencies Fund.</p><p> </p><p>The cash advance will be repaid upon receiving Royal Assent on the Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Bill.</p><p> </p>","house":"Lords","noticeNumber":0,"hasAttachments":false,"hasLinkedStatements":true,"linkedStatements":[{"linkedStatementId":1764694,"linkType":"JointStatement","linkDate":"2025-02-12T00:00:00"}],"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/1764706","method":"GET"}]}