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State Retirement Pensions: Women

Commons · Question 66045 · Tabled 8 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 15 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to enter into alternative dispute resolution following confirmation of the Judicial Review into the reasons the Government decided not to pay compensation to women born in t

Answer

Answered by Torsten Bell, 15 Jul 2025

The government has apologised for the maladministration and committed to learning the lessons from the investigation. The decision not to set up a compensation scheme is now subject to live litigation and the High Court has granted permission for a full h...