Written questions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

Commons · Question 74649 · Tabled 3 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 12 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has has local stakeholders in response to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s findings on WASPI women in West Dorset.

Answer

Answered by Torsten Bell, 12 Sep 2025

No discussions have taken place in West Dorset. After careful consideration of the Ombudsman’s findings, we made our decision which was fair and based on the evidence. There is now live litigation on this matter.