Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government plans to provide transitional financial support to women affected by the change in the retirement age; and if he will make a statement.

The Government has already made a concession worth £1.1 billion that will reduce the impact of these increases on those women most affected by them.

This issue has been debated numerous times and numerous statements have already been made. Introducing further concessions cannot be justified given the imperative to focus public resources on helping those most in need.