John Swinney branded the decision not to set up a compensation scheme for so-called Waspi women as “deeply regrettable” – as he challenged Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar to say whether he supports the move. Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) has long-campaigned for affected women to be provided with compensation. Mr Swinney said: “I think it is deeply regrettable that there is no compensation going to be in place for the Waspi women. “They used Waspi women as a prop for photo-ops and had no intention of delivering what they promised. She added: “Before the last general election, Sir Keir Starmer promised to compensate the Waspi women, with Labour Party politicians lined up behind Waspi placards and pledges; only to sit on their hands when they could actually do something about it.