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Written Question
State Retirement Pensions: Women
Tuesday 19th November 2024

Asked by: David Smith (Labour - North Northumberland)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of women born in the 1950s affected by State Pension age changes in (a) North Northumberland constituency and (b) Northumberland.

Answered by Emma Reynolds - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

ONS population estimates suggest that in 2021 there were approximately 7,630 females born in the 1950s currently resident in the North Northumberland constituency, and 23,639 females currently resident in Northumberland.

Written Question
State Retirement Pensions: Women
Tuesday 15th October 2024

Asked by: David Smith (Labour - North Northumberland)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to meet regularly with representatives of the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign.

Answered by Emma Reynolds - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

I met representatives from the WASPI campaign on the 5th September. There are currently no future meetings planned.