EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 50 YEARS

Early day motion 567, tabled 20 July 2010 by Robert Halfon (Conservative). Signed by 23 members.

That this House welcomes the Government's efforts to prevent discrimination against older people; further welcomes its proposal to change the law, so that over-65s will no longer be automatically sacked; notes the case of Mr Kevin Forbes, a Harlow man who was made redundant, but cannot access retraining or support because he is not on benefits; further notes that he has applied for more than 4,700 jobs without any success, despite being highly qualified in information technology; calls on the public and private sectors to value the contribution that older people can make; and further calls on them to support the Government's commitment radically to improve back-to-work schemes for older people.

Signatures by party: Labour 12, Liberal Democrat 6, Conservative 2, DUP 2, Green 1.