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State Retirement Pensions: Women

Commons · Question 109660 · Tabled 29 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 5 Feb 2026

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Asked by Euan Stainbank

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his statement on Pensions on 29 of January 2026, what new evidence did his Department's officials present to him in his re-consideration of the decision regarding state pension age cha

Answer

Answered by Torsten Bell, 5 Feb 2026

The Secretary of State has taken a new decision, and the process has been thorough. We have looked at information previously considered and conducted new searches as part of an extensive review of relevant historical documents. In addition to the 2007 Aut...