State Retirement Pensions: Women
Commons · Question 6290 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse was of opposing the WASPI campaign's application for a costs capping order in their previous legal action.
Answer
Answered by Torsten Bell, 15 Jun 2026
As part of the previous legal action, a costs capping order was agreed between the Government and WASPI, through their lawyers. The Government did not oppose the order that the court issued in line with that agreement.