A question on #AgeingAndOlderPeople #PublicAppointments tabled by Baroness Hodgson of Abinger on 17-12-2024 has been answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern.

Heading: Ageing and Older People: Public Appointments
Question ID: 1750929
UIN: HL3547
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2024-12-17
Asking Member ID: 4301
Asking Member display name: Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential merits of establishing a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing in England.
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Date answered: 2024-12-30
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Answering Member ID: 269
Answering Member display name: Baroness Smith of Malvern
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Baroness Smith of Malvern
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Answer text: The Office for Equality and Opportunity maintains the legal framework for discrimination law. This includes the Equality Act 2010 and its protections for older people (through the protected characteristic of age) in a variety of settings, including work a...
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Answering body ID: 31
Answering body name: Women and Equalities
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