§ Mr. WinnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to her answer of 16 January,Official Report, column 520–21, on the banning of an upper age limit in employment advertisements, what is her policy in respect of legislation to ban such advertisements. [10442]
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§ Mrs. Gillan[holding answer 19 January 1996]: I have no evidence which suggests that such legislation would have any effect on employment. The Government remain convinced that the way to combat age discrimination is through persuasion.