Question follow-through · 22497
United Nations: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of UK support for a UN convention on the rights of older persons.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 7 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 13 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of UK support for a UN convention on the rights of older persons.
9 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Jan 2025
Answer published
The UK Government is committed to equality and opportunity for all, with a particular focus on those most likely to be marginalised and discriminated against, including on the grounds of their age. We are open in principle to the idea of a multilateral in...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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