Evidence Submitted To Parliamentary Committees
Committees consider policy issues, scrutinise Government work, expenditure, and examine proposals for primary and secondary legislation. Â Committees particularly relevant to WASPI are The Works and Pension Committee (Chair: Stephen Timms) and The Women and Equalities Committee (Chair: Caroline Notes). Â The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on State Pension Inequality for Women (Co Chairs: Andrew Gwynn, Peter Aldous) are considering how best to resolve the injustices caused by the DWP’s maladministration of the Communication of changes to the State Pension age. Â We regularly check the committee schedules, and will provide evidence to any inquiry which can influence the Government to improve the situation of WASPI women. Â Below are links to evidence already accepted by various inquiries.
| Select Committee | Inquiry | Date Published | Link to Evidence |
| Works and Pension | Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to PHSO report on women’s State Pension age | 15-May-24 | https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/44792/documents/222433/default/ |
| Work and Pensions | Oral Evidence: PHSO Report on Women’s State Pension Age: Angela Madden, Jane Cowley (WASPI; Rebecca Long Bailey MP, Peter Aldous MP (APPG); Rebecca Hilsenrath, Karl Bannister (PHSO) | 07-May-24 | committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/14780/pdf/ |
| Work and Pensions | WASPI Written Evidence: PHSO Report on Women’s State Pension Age (published 21 March 2024) | Apr-24 | https://www.waspi.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WASPI-submission-Work-Pensions-SC-2.pdf-FINAL-2.pdf |
| Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) | Third Special Report: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Scrutiny 2022 – 2023: Government and PHSO Response | 23-May-24 | Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Scrutiny 2022–23: Government and PHSO response |
| Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) | Third Report: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Scrutiny 2022 – 2023 | 04-Mar-24 | Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Scrutiny 2022–23 |
| Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) | WASPI Written Evidence: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Scrutiny 2022 – 2023 | 09-Nov-23 | committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/125710/pdf/ |
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| State Pension Inequality for Women | Oral evidence: On Wednesday 26 November, the APPG met for an evidence session with 1950s born women’s groups. These are the minutes from that oral evidence session. | 30-Nov-21 | APPG on State Pension Inequality for Women Evidence Session: Minutes – Andrew Gwynne MP |
| State Pension Inequality for Women | Perspective on PHSO report and other issues pertinent to the APPG | 18-Oct-21 | Waspi Submission |
| Economic Affairs | Employment and Covid-19 | 23-Sep-20 | EcAff EMP0016 |
| Covid-19 | Life Beyond Covid | 18-Sep-20 | Covid-19 LBC0236 |
| Women & Equalities | Unequal Impact: Coronavirus and the gendered economic impact | 17-Sep-20 | CVG0041 |
| Health & Social Care | Social Care: Funding and Workforce | 08-Sep-20 | SCF0080 |
| Work & Pensions | DWP’s preparations for changes to the world of work | 22-Jul-20 | W&P PCW0016 |
| Treasury | Economic Impact of Coronavirus | 16-Jun-20 | Treasury EIC0457 |
| Work & Pensions | DWP’s response to the Coronavirus outbreak | 10-Jun-20 | W&P SWP0085 |
| Women & Equalities | Unequal Impact: Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the impact on people with protected characteristics | 03-Jun-20 | W&E MRS0186 |
| Work & Pensions | Oral Evidence: Understanding the New State Pension | 16-Dec-15 | W&P HC 550-ii |
| Work & Pensions | Written Evidence: Understanding the New State Pension | Dec 15 | W&P USP0084 |
