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Human Rights: Older People

Commons · Question 33140 · Tabled 24 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 4 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Josh Babarinde

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to support the development of a United Nations Convention on the Rights of Older Persons.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 4 Mar 2025

The UK Government is committed to equality and opportunity for all, with a particular focus on those most likely to be marginalised and discriminated against, including on the grounds of their age. We are open in principle to the idea of a multilateral in...