§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what her Department's policy is towards age discrimination. [42569]
§ Mrs. LiddellMy Department has taken steps to integrate age into equal opportunities policies and is committed to ensuring that there is no unfair discrimination on the basis of age. Action on diversity has and will continue to tackle any negative attitudes towards older staff particularly through the training and development of managers and through the monitoring of recruitment, selection and appraisal statistics.