Written questions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

Commons · Question 6289 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 23 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Steve Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government considered the potential merits of a cost capping order in the latest legal action brought by the WASPI campaign.

Answer

Answered by Torsten Bell, 23 Jun 2026

On 29 January 2026, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions announced the Government’s new response to the Ombudsman’s investigation, he apologised for the delay in sending out letters and committed to learning lessons from this. However, he conclude...