Written questions

Humanitarian Aid: Older People

2026-07-13 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · 18852 · Official question

Gordon McKee

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that UK-funded humanitarian programmes collect age-disaggregated data and include older people in needs assessments and programm

Answer

We recognise that people with existing vulnerabilities, including older people, can be disproportionately affected by humanitarian crises. All organisations which receive Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office funding are therefore required to demon...