Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s reports on the Women's State Pension age, what recent discussions he has had with the Ombudsman on its investigation into communication of changes to women’s state pension; and if he will make a statement.

It would not be appropriate to comment on the investigation. The Ombudsman’s investigation is ongoing, and the Ombudsman has not given his final findings. Section 7(2) of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 states that Ombudsman investigations “shall be conducted in private.

We are cooperating with the Ombudsman’s investigation.