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Motion · S6M-12700 · 28 Mar 2024

DWP Maladministration and the WASPI Women

Lodged by Beatrice Wishart Members' Business Motion 18 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament recognises what it sees as the importance of the publication of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) report, Women’s State Pension age: our findings on injustice and associated issues, for many women across Scotland, including in Shetland; notes that this report found that the UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) did not sufficiently inform thousands of women of the changes to the State Pension age as it should have done; understands that, due to this maladministration, the Ombudsman has recommended that these women be compensated by the DWP, and that should the DWP continue to refuse to take the necessary actions to rectify its wrongs, then the UK Parliament must intervene; notes the belief that it is only right that these women receive compensation; further notes the belief that the UK Government should come forward immediately with a plan to provide this compensation, and notes the calls on it to do so; expresses deep regret that many women who, it believes, fought courageously for justice died before seeing such justice; notes the belief that this should act as an impetus for the UK Government to respond swiftly, so that more women do not pass before they receive any compensation; considers that the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign has worked tirelessly in what it sees as its fight for justice, and that its persistence and hard work is to be admired, and notes the calls for the UK Government to do what is right.

Supporters (18)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.