| Heading: |
Age: Discrimination |
| Question ID: |
1807754 |
| UIN: |
HL7927 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
579 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
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| Asking Member handle: |
GeorgeFoulkes
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@GeorgeFoulkes
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address ageism in advertising, the media and the creative industries. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-16 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4966 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Twycross
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Twycross
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| Answer text: |
The Equality Act 2010 already contains strong protections for older people against age discrimination in a variety of settings, including work and the provision of services. The Act prohibits both discrimination because of age and harassment related to ag... |
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| Answering body ID: |
217 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Culture, Media and Sport |
| Tweeted: |
true |