| Heading: |
Age: Discrimination |
| Question ID: |
1805311 |
| UIN: |
HL7795 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-21 |
| Asking Member ID: |
3790 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Verma
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Baroness Verma
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to supporting the aims of Age Without Limits Day, and whether they will take steps to raise awareness of age-related discrimination. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-09 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
269 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Smith of Malvern
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Smith of Malvern
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| Answer text: |
We acknowledge the commitment of the organisers of the Age Without Limits Day and will follow it with interest. Ageism has no place in our society where we want to see and build inclusion, not exclusion. The Equality Act 2010 has strong protections that e... |
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| Answering body ID: |
31 |
| Answering body name: |
Women and Equalities |
| Tweeted: |
true |