Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2017 to Question 108024, whether the Independent Case Examiner's Office plans to increase the number of full-time equivalent staff investigating complaints from women adversely affected by the increase in state pension age.

At present, the Independent Case Examiner’s Office has no plans to increase the number of full-time equivalent staff investigating complaints from women affected by the increase in state pension age.