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State Retirement Pensions: Women

Asked by Graham LeadbitterScottish National PartyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 21 May 2026UIN 899

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to engage directly with representatives of the WASPI campaign since 5 July 2024.

Answered by Torsten Bell

The previous Minister for Pensions met with representatives from WASPI on 5th September 2024 to hear their experiences directly, the first Minister to do so in eight years.

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