Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost to the public purse of pursuing litigation with the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign compared with seeking a resolution through Alternative Dispute Resolution.

We estimate that the legal costs on litigation brought by Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) in the Administrative Court will be in the region of £120,000 plus VAT. Final costs will depend on the progression and outcome of the litigation. With respect to the portion of the question that asks about seeking resolutions through Alternative Dispute Resolution, I refer my honourable friend to the answer I gave on 26 June 2026 to Question UIN 10660.