Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Marco Longhi and Mel Stride

Monday 13th May 2024 Commons Chamber

[Mel Stride]

I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer that I have just given to the Father of the House. It has to be stressed, quite rightly, that the report was five years in the making, and that was—in part at least—due to the complexities of the matters under consideration. We are looking at those matters extremely carefully.

[Marco Longhi (Dudley North) (Con)]

Two things cannot be disputed. The first is that some women came to harm because of what happened. The second is that the report, and the assessments that came to pass prior to it, were a long time in the making. I encourage the Secretary of State to look into this matter not just carefully, as he says and I know he will, but at great pace.

[Mel Stride]

I have made it clear from the Dispatch Box that there will be no undue delay in coming to conclusions on this matter.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Marco Longhi and Mel Stride

Monday 5th February 2024 Commons Chamber

[Mel Stride]

The specifics of my negotiations with the Treasury remain between me and the Treasury. As I have said, the any of those decisions on the HSF are matters for the Treasury.

[Marco Longhi (Dudley North) (Con)]

T9. In 2005, the DWP failed to make a reasonable decision about targeting information at the women affected by state pension age changes. The ombudsman ruled that there was maladministration. These women, in Dudley and around the country, deserve more than just an apology. Does the Minister accept these findings, and if not, will he explain why not?