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Asked by Claire

AQO 11/22-27 Oral question to the First Minister and deputy First Minister

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline their plans to introduce stand-alone age discrimination legislation for accessing of goods, services and facilities.

Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 8 February 2024

  • Answered
  • Oral
  • After due date
Tabled
8 February 2024
Answer due by
19 February 2024
Answered
26 February 202418 days after tabling
Department
The Executive Office
Priority question
No

Answer

Consideration of extending age discrimination legislation to the provision of goods, facilities and services was the subject of consultations in a previous mandate. A decision was not made in respect of the scope of that legislation. The issue requires further work to inform the potential scope of any legislation.

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