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Unemployment: Older People

Asked by Mr Lee DillonLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 16 June 2026UIN 7322

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what strategies his Department has in place to tackle unemployment among people aged over 50.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 17 March 2026 to Question UIN 119633.

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