Question follow-through · 120590

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report on changes to women's State Pension age, published on 21 March 2024, if he will make an estimate of the potential (a) cost; and (b

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
12 Mar 2026
Target answer date
16 Mar 2026
Answer
19 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report on changes to women's State Pension age, published on 21 March 2024, if he will make an estimate of the potential (a) cost; and (b

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Government has made its decision on this case based on due process and careful consideration of the body of evidence. The detailed reasons for this decision have been placed in the House library.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

AEA Group: Workplace Pensions

27 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a process to allow Atomic Energy Authority Technology pension scheme closed section members to leave the Pension Protection Fund and r

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

AEA Group: Workplace Pensions

27 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on AEAT pension arrangements.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

AEA Group: Workplace Pensions

27 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has considered requesting that the Government Actuary’s Department publish the calculations behind the sum transferred to the AEAT pension scheme at the time of privatisation.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Employment: Menopause

13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support employers in reducing stigma around menopause in the workplace.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Employment: Menopause

13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help ensure that menopause-related workplace adjustments are consistently available across different sectors and roles, including non-desk-based occupations.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of providing compensation at Level 4 of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman scale in the last 12 months.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department provides to Government departments on responding to recommendations by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman involving financial redress.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

AEA Group: Workplace Pensions

13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has considered requesting that the Government Actuary’s Department publish the calculations behind the sum transferred to the AEAT pension scheme at the time of privatisation.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

AEA Group: Workplace Pensions

13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on AEAT pension arrangements.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

AEA Group: Workplace Pensions

13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a process to allow Atomic Energy Authority Technology pension scheme closed section members to leave the Pension Protection Fund and r

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Children: Maintenance

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Child Maintenance Service policies in preventing paying parents from avoiding payments.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Children: Maintenance

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy and effectiveness of the enforcement powers of the Child Maintenance Service.