Question follow-through · 82033
Older Workers
o ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with industry stakeholders on improving job prospects for people in their 60s.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 14 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 22 Oct 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Oct 2025
Question tabled
o ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with industry stakeholders on improving job prospects for people in their 60s.
16 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Oct 2025
Answer published
The Government knows that work helps everyone play active and fulfilling roles in society while building financial security for retirement. The Department for Work and Pensions is therefore committed to supporting older people through a wide-ranging strat...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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