First Registered: 03/06/2016 • Last updated on: 27/01/2021
To provide a cross-party forum in which to hold the government to account on the issue of transitional arrangements to compensate 1950's-born women who are affected by changes to the state pension age and to campaign on issues around the state pension age.
1. Penny Mordaunt sets out plan to empower UK women
03/07/2019 - Government Equalities Office (GEO)
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Found: Penny Mordaunt sets out plan to empower UK women - GOV.UK
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2. Increases in the State Pension age for women born in the 1950s
09/09/2019 - Parliamentary Research
Found: CBP-7405, 9 September 2019 State Pension age increases for women born in the 1950s By Djuna Thurley;
3. Women Against State Pension Inequality
14/10/2019 - Early Day Motions
Found: financially support women worst affected by the accelerated increase in the state pension age introduced through
4. Midland Clawback Campaign - written evidence
16/05/2018 - Inquiry: Defined benefit pensions white paper inquiry - Work and Pensions Committee
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Found: Pensions Regulator and aspects of Defined Benefit Pension Schemes and particularly those that surround underfunding
5. Written Evidence: Dr Sharon Thompson, Cardiff University (DDSB02) (PDF)
03/07/2019 - Bill Documents
Found: historically
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1. State Pension Age: Women
31/01/2019 - Commons Chamber
1: again to raise the ongoing issue of state pension inequality for women born in the 1950s. I thank Mr Speaker - Speech Link
2: political process? The WASPI women—the Women Against State Pension Inequality Campaign—should not have to - Speech Link
3: proficient and active on this case. With 5,800 women in my constituency being out of pocket, many of - Speech Link
4: his contribution. Gower has approximately 5,600 women in this position, so we are talking about a similar - Speech Link
5: in her statement. There are nearly 6,000 WASPI women in my constituency, one of whom—a nurse called Sue—has - Speech Link
2. State Pension: Women born in the 1950s
22/11/2018 - Westminster Hall
1: That this House has considered state pension equalisation for women born in the 1950s.I stand - Speech Link
3. Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill
01/10/2020 - Commons Chamber
1: Excellent.Clause 1UP-RATING OF STATE PENSION AND CERTAIN OTHER BENEFITS FOLLOWING REVIEW - Speech Link
2: move amendment 1, page 1, line 10, leave out from “State” to the end of line 15 and insert—“shall - Speech Link
3: in the form of the draft until the Secretary of State has laid before Parliament a report containing an - Speech Link
4. Bus Passes: 1950s-born Women
30/10/2019 - Westminster Hall
1: this House has considered bus passes for 1950s women.Thank you very much for chairing the debate - Speech Link
2: difference to a lot of WASPI women—Women Against State Pension Inequality? The reality, however, is that - Speech Link
3: intervention. As I understand it, a number of WASPI women or women born in the early 1950s have submitted complaints - Speech Link
5. State Pension Age
08/02/2018 - Commons Chamber
1: debate on state pension age.The decision to equalise the state pension age for men and women dates - Speech Link
6. Petition
15/09/2020 - Commons Chamber
1: This is Pension Awareness Week, and I rise this evening to present a petition on behalf of the women of Glasgow - Speech Link
7. Retirement Age: Women
20/02/2019 - Lords Chamber
1: 2017 and September 2018 there were 1.4 million women aged 60 and over employed in the UK. However, I - Speech Link
2: accelerated the equalisation of the state pension age for women he congratulated himself by saying:“I’ve - Speech Link
3: to introduce changes to the state pension age. Changes to the state pension age have been introduced by - Speech Link
4: in part in mitigation of the changes to the state pension age. Can the Minister say what in practice is - Speech Link
5: welcome, it is right that arrangements for the state pension system reflect changes in average life expectancy - Speech Link
8. Future of Pensions Policy
08/12/2020 - Westminster Hall
1: longer, and the state pension age has increased, but discussions and debates around pension policy and infrastructure - Speech Link
9. Petition
01/11/2018 - Commons Chamber
1: Newport East, but first I want to acknowledge the women born in the 1950s in my constituency and across - Speech Link
10. Social Security
04/02/2019 - Commons Chamber
1: reformed private pension saving, with nearly 10 million people now signed up to a private pension. Our thanks - Speech Link
2: Renfrewshire are now benefiting from a workplace private pension, and our thanks are due to the 1,270-plus employers - Speech Link
3: hon. Gentleman’s advice and recommendations on pension tax relief, as he is the Chair of the Work and - Speech Link
4: trusts. That has led now to almost £20 billion of pension saving, mostly by low-income workers. The Opposition - Speech Link
Registered Contact:
Carolyn Harris MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 4316.
Email: carolyn.harris.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Alison Trew, Age UK, Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. Tel: 020 3033 1226
Email: alison.trew@ageuk.org.uk
No direct financial benefits are on record for the State Pension Inequality for Women APPG