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State Retirement Pensions: Women

Asked by Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 12 September 2025UIN 74649

The question

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.

Answered by Torsten Bell

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.

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