Oral Evidence May. 07 2024
Committee: Work and Pensions Committee (Department: Department for Work and Pensions)Found: Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) Campaign, Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI
Written Evidence May. 07 2024
Committee: Work and Pensions Committee (Department: Department for Work and Pensions)Found: WSP0001 - PHSO report on women's State Pension age Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) Written
Hold a Public Inquiry into state pension age changes for women
- Final Signatures: 11,791
We request a Public Inquiry into their state pension age changes for women, which we believe have left many in a state of financial and mental despair. We believe the Government has had little or no consideration of the circumstances, historic inequality, mental health and wellbeing 1950s women.
The Government responsed to this petition on 24th May 2024 (View Full Response)Found: We believe that women affected by these changes were given inadequate notice that they would have to
Asked by: Diana Johnson (Labour - Kingston upon Hull North)
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 report report on changes to women’s State Pension age, published on 21 March 2024, if he will meet with Women Against State Pension Inequality representatives.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
In laying the report before Parliament at the end of March, the Ombudsman has brought matters to the attention of the House, and a further update to the House will be provided once the report's findings have been fully considered.
Asked by: Diana Johnson (Labour - Kingston upon Hull North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's report on changes to women’s State Pension age, published on 21 March 2024, what correspondence his Department has received from Women Against State Pension Inequality representatives on that matter since publication of that report.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
A search had been conducted within the Ministerial Correspondence Team and one letter has been received. However, as the Department does not have a centrally collated database a further search would incur disproportionate costs.
Asked by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham)
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 report entitled Women’s State Pension age: our findings on injustice and associated issues, HC 638, published on 21 March 2024, what correspondence his Department has received from representatives of Women Against State Pension Inequality since the publication of that report.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
A search had been conducted within the Ministerial Correspondence Team and one letter has been received. However, as the Department does not have a centrally collated database a further search would incur disproportionate costs.