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1489373

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is her Department's policy (a) that the matter of changes to women's state pension age is resolved and (b) to continue to engage with the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's investigation into the communication of those changes.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	36752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government, and all successive governments of different political persuasions, decided nearly 30 years ago that it was going to make the State Pension age the same for men and women as a long-overdue move towards gender equality. Both the High Court and Court of Appeal have found no fault with the actions of the DWP, under successive governments dating back to 1995. The courts found that DWP acted entirely lawfully and did not discriminate on any grounds.</p><p> </p><p>Work has now begun on the second Government Review of State Pension age which, under the Pensions Act 2014, must be published by May 2023. This Review will consider a wide range of evidence, including findings from two independent reports, to assess whether the rules about State Pension age remain appropriate. No one has reached any conclusions in this Review.</p><p> </p><p>The PHSO Ombudsman’s investigation into communication of changes to women’s state pensions is ongoing and section 7(2) of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 states that Ombudsman investigations “shall be conducted in private”. We are cooperating fully with the PHSO in their investigation and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 19/07/2022 13:05:51 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1487865

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the leaflets referred to in paragraph 133 of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's publication entitled Women's State Pension age: our findings on the Department for Work and Pensions' communication of changes, HC 444, were printed and distributed in financial years (a) 2004-05, (b) 2005-06, (c) 2006-07 and (d) 2007-08.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	33832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>It is not possible to reply to this question with precision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/07/2022 11:00:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1486537

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions her Department has had with representatives of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman on when they plan to publish the stage two report on complaints about communication of changes to women’s State Pension age.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	31050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The publication of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) stage 2 report is a matter for the Ombudsman.</p><p> </p><p>It would not be appropriate to comment whilst the investigation is ongoing; and section 7(2) of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 states that Ombudsman investigations “shall be conducted in private”.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 12/07/2022 14:30:39 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1471074

registered interest
date	16/06/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the findings of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s (PHSO) investigation into the way her Department communicated changes to women’s State Pension age, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of that investigation's findings that her Department was guilty of maladministration in its handling of changes to the State Pension Age for women; and what steps she plans to take in response to those findings.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	19675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has not completed his investigation. This a multi staged process and the report published on 20 July 2021 concluded stage-one of the investigation.</p><p> </p><p>It would not be appropriate to comment whilst the investigation is ongoing; and section 7(2) of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 states that Ombudsman investigations “shall be conducted in private”.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/06/2022 14:53:02 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1465175

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking in response to the All Party Parliamentary Group on state pension inequality for women's submission to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's investigation into the communication of changes to women's state pension age.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	6763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>The position has not changed. The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has not completed his investigation. This a multi staged process and the report published on 20 July 2021 concluded stage-one of the investigation.</p><p> </p><p>It would not be appropriate to comment on the issue whilst the investigation is ongoing; and section 7(2) of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 states that Ombudsman investigations “shall be conducted in private”.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 26/05/2022 15:20:32 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1437724

registered interest
date	03/03/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the public update by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman of 18 February 2022 regarding its investigation into the way her Department communicated changes to women’s State Pension age, whether her Department has submitted the evidence requested by the Ombudsman.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	134073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has not completed his investigation. It would not be appropriate to comment whilst the investigation is ongoing; and section 7(2) of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 states that Ombudsman investigations “shall be conducted in private”.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/03/2022 12:09:56 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1422813

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the last submission of evidence to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's investigation into the communication of changes to women's State Pension age was made by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	125272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has not completed their 3-stage investigation. It would not be appropriate to comment whilst the investigation is ongoing; and section 7(2) of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 states that Ombudsman investigations “shall be conducted in private”.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 25/02/2022 11:43:40 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1383101

registered interest
date	29/11/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to have discussions with (a) campaigning groups and (b) the APPG on State Pension Inequality for Women on the recent findings of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's report entitled Women's State Pension Age: our findings on the Department for Work and Pensions' communication of changes.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	83506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2021 answer text <p>The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has not completed his investigation. This a multi staged process and the report published on 20 July 2021 concluded stage-one of the three-stage investigation.</p><p> </p><p>It would not be appropriate to comment on the PHSO’s report whilst the investigation is ongoing; and section 7(2) of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 states that Ombudsman investigations “shall be conducted in private”.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/12/2021 14:31:08 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1378121

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2021 to Question 69664 on State Retirement Pensions: Females, what specific actions have been taken in the last 12 months to support those affected by (a) changes to state pension age for 1950s-born women and (b) the communication of those changes.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	73920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government put in place a broad range of measures to help everyone financially during the Pandemic. For those who cannot work, the benefit system continues to provide a strong safety net. Support is available to those who are unable to work or are on a low income but are not eligible to pensioner benefits because of their age.</p><p> </p><p>For those who have reached their State Pension age, Pension Credit also provides invaluable financial support for the most vulnerable. We continue to use every opportunity to encourage pensioners to check their eligibility and make a claim. Earlier this year, over 11 million pensioners in Great Britain received information about Pension Credit in the leaflet accompanying their annual State Pension up-rating letter. And on 16 June as part of a media day of action on Pension Credit, DWP joined forces with Age UK as well as the BBC to help reach, via national and local media, older people who may be reticent about claiming it.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/11/2021 16:18:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1366385

registered interest
date	05/11/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Prime Minister's answer to the Oral Question asked by the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk on 3 November, Official Report, col 912, what options the Government is assessing to ensure that 1950s-born women receive fair pensions.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	70241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>Under this Government, the full yearly amount of the basic State Pension is now over £2,050 higher than in 2010. For future pensioners, auto-enrolment into workplace pensions has transformed pension saving for millions of workers and our 50 plus: choices agenda aims to maximise the labour market opportunities for people to earn and save for longer.</p><p> </p><p>Auto-Enrolment has been especially transformative for women, low earners and young people, who have historically been poorly served by or excluded from workplace pensions. Between 2012 and 2020 participation for private sector eligible women increased from 40% to 86% (equal to men) and double what it was in 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The Reforms to the State Pension in 2016 put measures in place to improve State Pension outcomes for most women. Over three million women stand to receive an average of £550 more per year by 2030 as a result.</p><p> </p><p>Pension Credit also provides invaluable financial support for the most vulnerable pensioners. We are undertaking a range of actions to raise awareness and increase take up.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/11/2021 14:24:20 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne