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Department for Work and Pensions: Women against State Pension Inequality

Asked by Rebecca Long BaileyLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 26 June 2026UIN 10660

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Department has considered participating in Alternative Dispute Resolution or mediation in relation to the ongoing legal proceedings brought by WASPI.

Answered by Torsten Bell

Women Against State Pension Inequality Ltd (WASPI) are seeking permission from the High Court to bring a Judicial Review on our response to the Ombudsman’s report. We are not able to comment on live litigation, but full details of our decision in this case are available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-parliamentary-and-health-service-o29mbudsmans-investigation-into-womens-state-pension-age-communications-and-associated-issues.

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