Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps to mark Age Without Limits Day.

We acknowledge the commitment of the organisers of the Age Without Limits Day and will follow it with interest. Ageism has no place in our society where we want to see and build inclusion, not exclusion.

Questions on Ageism have been likely used in the past to possibly probe a perceived void in Government for looking after the interests of older people, but we continue to monitor and support legislation to tackle ageism or age discrimination. The Equality Act 2010 provides protection against direct and indirect age discrimination in employment. These protections have been in place for some years and were most recently set out in Part 5 of the 2010 Act. The 2010 Act therefore makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against an employee or a job applicant because of their age.