'The collective plea was for the Government to waste no more time in considering compensation for WASPI women and righting this historic wrong'
Dozens of MPs took part in a cross-party debate in Westminster to call on the government to "waste no more time" in compensating women affected by State Pension changes.
The DUP's Jim Shannon managed to secure the debate in Westminster Hall as WASPI members await crucial for news from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's on their decision about compensation. The WASPI campaign group claims that almost four million women, mostly born in the 1950s, had their retirement plans thrown into disarray at the last minute when the DWP raised the State Pension age and campaigners have argued that the lack of notice robbed millions of women of the ability to adequately plan for their retirement.The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has found that the DWP was guilty of maladministration and is currently investigating the damage caused to those affected.
"What was notable was that it was a genuinely cross party debate, with representatives of six political parties, and significant that there were new Conservative MPs making representations on our behalf. "The collective plea was for the Government to waste no more time in considering compensation for WASPI women, and righting this historic wrong. We thank Jim Shannon and all the MPs who spoke for us and will be featuring more of their comments in the next few days."
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