§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs for what(a) initiatives, (b) campaigns and (c) advisory bodies relating to older people his Department and its predecessor (i) is responsible and (ii) has provided funding since 2001; and what the cost in each year was for each one. [166241]
§ Mr. LammyFor the last two years, my Department has been a member of the Employers Forum on Age and paid a subscription of £2,115 in 2002 and again in 2003.
My Department is also responsible for policy on mental incapacity, which affects a significant number of older people, and plans to introduce legislation better to protect those affected by incapacity.
From 1 April, the Public Guardianship Office, whose role is to protect the finances of people with mental incapacity has embarked on a project to raise awareness of its services. Activities are being piloted in Dorset and will include things such as having leaflets in doctors' surgeries, as well as being available to district and practice nurses. In formation will also be given to Pension Service staff running pension clinics/surgeries, as well as to relevant local authority staff
Details of other relevant initiatives are provided in the table below: