Question follow-through · 34510
Older Workers: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to prevent age discrimination in recruitment.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 27 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 7 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to prevent age discrimination in recruitment.
3 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Government recognises the need to recruit on merit, irrespective of a persons' age. Age diversity within the workforce brings numerous benefits to businesses, in addition to broader advantages such as fresh perspectives and knowledge-sharing.The 2010 ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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