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Unemployment: Older People

Asked by Sir Andrew MitchellConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 21 May 2026UIN 38

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of unemployment in the over 50s in the West Midlands.

Answered by Satvir Kaur

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.A response to the Rt. Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 13th May is attached.

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