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Written question asked by Ged Killen (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 February 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 8 February 2019 (named day). It was answered by Guy Opperman (Conservative) on Friday, 8 February 2019 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


State Retirement Pensions: Women

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2019 to Question 214627 on State Retirement Pensions: Females, whether she plans to instruct her Department to re-open complaints relating to the equalisation of the state pension age in the event that (a) the matter is no longer the subject of legal proceedings and (b) there has been no legal determination on the issues which form the basis of the complaint to the Independent Case Examiner as set out in that Answer.

Answer

The Independent Case Examiner closed all live complaints concerning changes to women’s State Pension age when they became subject to legal proceedings, as is required under its governance contract. In the event the legal proceedings fall away or there is no determination on the matters which forms the basis of this group of complaint, the Independent Case Examiner could consider reopening the cases at the request of the Department.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
217138
Session
2017-19
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Subjects
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Link
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