§ 36. Miss Emma NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what further measures he will introduce to encourage employers to recruit people over 50 years of age; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NichollsMy Department is taking a range of steps to encourage employers to recruit people over 50 years of age, including publicising the implications of the declining numbers of young people, questioning upper age limits on vacancies notified to jobcentres, and making all adult employment and training programmes available to people over 50. There are no current plans to introduce further measures, but the position will be kept under review.
231WIf employers in the 1990s are to deal with the consequences of demographic changes, it will be essential for them to utilise fully the talents of people over 50.