Pension Equality for Women

Debate between Grahame Morris and Tim Loughton

Thursday 14th December 2017 Commons Chamber

[Grahame Morris]

Absolutely. I am sure that Members on both sides of the House can give many examples of WASPI women who have come to their surgeries, written to them and sent them e-mails. Every day I receive heartbreaking letters and e-mails from women in my constituency and further afield who have been suffering extreme hardship.

[Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham) (Con)]

I am proud to be a co-signatory of the motion. So far the hon. Gentleman has referred only to WASPI but, as we know, there is an awful lot of interest in this whole issue, and only some of the groups involved call themselves WASPI. We are actually talking about all the women born in the 1950s who are suffering from an injustice that has been disproportionately inflicted on them as a result of changes to the pension qualification age.

[Grahame Morris]

I agree with the hon. Gentleman, and I welcome the contribution that he has made to the campaign.