All 8 results for waspi speaker:Douglas Ross

State Pension Age ( 8 Feb 2018)

Douglas Ross: The Minister will be aware of my support for local WASPI women in Moray, and indeed that I supported the Opposition motion that has brought forward this statement. Will he update us on the legal challenge being taken forward by Bindmans on behalf of women affected by these changes, because a number of Moray women are looking at that?

Pension Equality for Women (14 Dec 2017)

Douglas Ross: Does the hon. Lady also agree that an SNP Government Minister stated in a letter to the UK Government about the WASPI women: “I accept that ‘old age’ is not defined in the legislation, and that most people would not regard this age group as old”? When she speaks about pensions, does she agree that these women are not pensioners because they have not received their state pension? There...

Pension Equality for Women (14 Dec 2017)

Douglas Ross: ...today’s debate, and I was happy to add my signature to the application to ensure that it got through the Backbench Business Committee. May I take this opportunity to pay tribute to local Moray WASPI campaigners? Several other Scottish Members have intervened today to say that their campaigners are watching at home or in a union building in Glasgow. I am delighted that I have a local...

Pension Equality for Women (14 Dec 2017)

Douglas Ross: ...issue, which I fully support—I was at the launch in Westminster Hall recently. It is great to hear that there have been 90 submissions so far, but we need more because this is an opportunity for WASPI groups and WASPI women across the country to get involved and to ensure that we go through the process and have something to offer the Minister and the Government. We want to identify a...

Pension Equality for Women (14 Dec 2017)

Douglas Ross: I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising that point. I was able to raise only some of the testimonies that I have had from Moray WASPI women, but I would have included those who are continuing in very hard labour jobs and have worked for a very long time in these sectors, where they have also experienced gender inequality. They suffered while they were working, they thought they were...

State Pension Age: Women (29 Nov 2017)

Douglas Ross: I am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way. She would have listened to my speech, in which I said that it was not just me who was criticising the attitude of the SNP, but WASPI women in Moray, who wrote to me to express concern about the attitude of SNP Members, who do not try to get support across the aisle, but simply uses the issue to score political points. That will not achieve the...

State Pension Age: Women (29 Nov 2017)

Douglas Ross: ...is the first debate in this Chamber—[Interruption.] SNP Members may want to hear what I have to say. This is the first debate in this Chamber in which I have been able to articulate the views of WASPI women in Moray, and I would have appreciated a little more than three minutes. Our previous Westminster Hall debate was secured by the hon. Member for Easington (Grahame Morris) in early...

State Pension Age: Women (29 Nov 2017)

Douglas Ross: I am just finishing. A constituent contacted me after the last efforts by the SNP. She said, “I just wanted to say I am disappointed at the media response to your support of WASPI in Moray. I do hope your support for us continues and we don’t become victims in the backlash.” I believe WASPI women are already victims—victims of decisions in this Parliament by both sides—and, because...


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