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State Retirement Pensions: Women

Asked by Anna GelderdLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 12 November 2025UIN 88552

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of women born in the 1950s who have died since 21 March 2024.

Answered by Torsten Bell

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) and National Records Scotland (NRS) publish annual data on deaths by sex and age group on their websites.

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