Women’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO Report
Debate between Liz Kendall and Stephen Flynn(1 week ago)
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Liz Kendall
Given that sending out letters earlier, which we should have done, would not have made the difference that the ombudsman claims it would, and given that 90% of 1950s-born women knew that the state pension age was increasing, we do not believe that a compensation scheme costing up to £10.5 billion is a fair or proportionate use of taxpayers’ money.
Stephen Flynn (Aberdeen South) (SNP)
When it was politically convenient to do so, the Secretary of State chose to back and support WASPI women. Today, she chooses to betray them. The public voted for change, but instead they have been given more of the same—shame on you. If she is so confident in her position, why does she not let us all decide through a vote in this House?
Liz Kendall
I am sure that there could be a vote in the Scottish Parliament if the SNP Government decided to do that.