Question follow-through · 13356
State Retirement Pensions: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman entitled Women’s State Pension age: our findings on injustice and associated issues, published on 21 March 2024, whether co
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 8 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 12 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 14 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
8 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman entitled Women’s State Pension age: our findings on injustice and associated issues, published on 21 March 2024, whether co
12 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Nov 2024
Answer published
I was the first Minister in 8 years to meet the WASPI campaign group and listen to their concerns. We need time to review and consider the Ombudsman’s report along with the evidence provided during the investigation. Once this work has been undertaken, th...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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