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Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will create an Older People's Commissioner for England.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body: Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled: 11 Jun 2025
Target answer date: 13 Jun 2025
Answer: 17 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

11 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will create an Older People's Commissioner for England.
13 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Department for Work and Pensions has no current plans to appoint a Commissioner for Old People in England. Employment support, through the creation of our new Jobs and Careers Service, will enable everyone, including older people, to access good, mean...

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