Motion · S5M-21099 · 3 Mar 2020
WASPI
The motion
That the Parliament recognises the work of the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaigners ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2020; notes that these women have now spent years campaigning for fairer transitional arrangements for those whose state pension age was raised from 60 to 66 as they neared retirement with little notice given; understands that this change caused much upheaval and difficulties for those who were counting on being able to receive their state pension on a certain date; considers that campaigners do not fundamentally disagree with pension ages being equalised for men and women, but that they object to the abrupt manner in which it has been implemented, and hopes to see what it considers proper redress by the UK Government for the WASPI women in future.
Supporters (25)
- Alex Cole-Hamilton Scottish Liberal Democrats 3 Mar 2020
- Annabelle Ewing 3 Mar 2020
- Neil Findlay 3 Mar 2020
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 3 Mar 2020
- Iain Gray 3 Mar 2020
- Emma Harper 3 Mar 2020
- Bill Kidd 3 Mar 2020
- Richard Lyle 3 Mar 2020
- Angus MacDonald 3 Mar 2020
- Rona Mackay 3 Mar 2020
- John Mason 3 Mar 2020
- Mark McDonald 3 Mar 2020
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 3 Mar 2020
- Alex Neil 3 Mar 2020
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 3 Mar 2020
- Sandra White 3 Mar 2020
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 4 Mar 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 4 Mar 2020
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 5 Mar 2020
- Willie Coffey 6 Mar 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 6 Mar 2020
- Gil Paterson 10 Mar 2020
- Tom Arthur Scottish National Party 13 Mar 2020
- Ruth Maguire 19 Mar 2020
- Colin Smyth 30 Jun 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.