A question on #OlderPeople #Advocacy tabled by Dr Al Pinkerton on 21-03-2025 has been answered by Alison McGovern.

Heading: Older People: Advocacy
Question ID: 1787375
UIN: 40373
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-21
Asking Member ID: 5288
Asking Member display name: Dr Al Pinkerton
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Dr Al Pinkerton
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing a Commissioner for Older People to amplify the voices of older demographics in policy-making.
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Date answered: 2025-03-31
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4083
Answering Member display name: Alison McGovern
Answering Member handle: Alison_McGovern
Answering Member Twitter reference: @Alison_McGovern
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Answer text: DWP offers employment support for eligible older people through the network of Jobcentres across the UK. The White Paper published on 26 November focuses on support for people who are economically inactive, people who are looking for work or want to progr...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true