Employment Schemes: Older People

About this written question

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Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Tabled

10 Mar 2026

Target answer date

12 Mar 2026

Answer

17 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

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Recorded timeline

1. 10 Mar 2026

   Question tabled

   To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support people over the age of 50 out of work to return to work.

2. 12 Mar 2026

   Target answer date

   Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

3. 17 Mar 2026

   Answer published

   Work helps everyone play active and fulfilling roles in society while building financial security for retirement, and we recognise the wealth of skills and experience that older workers bring both to the workplace and the economy. The Department is commit...

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.