Question follow-through · 50785

Older People: Women

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on ensuring that the specific needs of older women are recognised in policy making.

answeredWomen and Equalities

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Answering body
Women and Equalities
Tabled
7 May 2025
Target answer date
12 May 2025
Answer
12 May 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on ensuring that the specific needs of older women are recognised in policy making.

  2. 12 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 May 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to ensuring that equality and opportunity for all are central to our policymaking and every Mission. This includes actively considering the needs of older women and preventing discrimination against them. The Equality Act 2010 ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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