§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the estimated effect on(a) GDP, (b) tax revenue and (c) savings in benefits if persons in the age groups (i) 45 to 49, (ii) 50 to 54, (iii) 55 to 59, (iv) 60 to 65, (v) 65 to 70 and (vi) over 70 years had the same employment rates as those in the age group 40 to 45 years. [149489]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe information is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent estimate he has commissioned on the effect on(a) GDP and (b) tax revenue of age discrimination in employment. [149488]
§ Dawn PrimaroloAge discrimination in employment has adverse economic consequences, but it is not possible to produce reliable quantitative estimates of its impact on GDP or tax revenue in the absence of hard measures of the extent of age discrimination and its impact on employment. The Government are opposed to age discrimination and have committed to introduce legislation to deal with it after careful discussion with the representatives of both business and employees.