Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 106360
Manufacturing Industries: Yemen
Tabled: 16 January 2026
Answered: 21 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Sarah Coombes
Labour — West Bromwich
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people she estimates have been impacted by the cessation of pension payments to Yemeni steelworkers who worked in Britani.
Answer
Torsten BellWe are unable to identify which State Pension claimants are ex-steelworkers and therefore unable to provide any estimate of the number of people whose payment has stopped. As of May 2025, there are 832 State Pension recipients in the Yemen.