Question follow-through · 42413
Ageing and Older People: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of the introduction of a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing in England.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 31 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 7 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
31 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of the introduction of a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing in England.
2 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Apr 2025
Answer published
DWP offers employment support for eligible older people through the network of Jobcentres across the UK. The White Paper published on 26 November focuses on support for people who are economically inactive, people who are looking for work or want to prog...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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