§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what plans he has to continue funding the Age Positive Campaign; and what assessment he has made of its budget requirements for each of the next three years; [120954]
(2) how many organisations signed up to be age positive champions in each of the last 12 months. [121016]
§ Malcolm WicksThe Age Positive Campaign has funding for three years from April 2003. Budget requirements for future years will be considered as part of the 2004 spending review.
In the last 12 months 25 employers have voluntarily sought endorsement and received approval as age positive champions. This figure cannot be broken down on a month by month basis.