Age: Discrimination
Commons · Question 33004 · Tabled 24 Feb 2025 · Women and Equalities · Official record
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to tackle ageism.
Answer
Answered by Seema Malhotra, 4 Mar 2025
Age discrimination that cannot be objectively justified is unacceptable and unlawful across a range of fields under the Equality Act 2010 and similar legislation (on employment) in Northern Ireland. The strong protections in the 2010 Act enable older peop...