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Dr. Evan Harris
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when her Department completed its diagnostic review for compliance with the Government's Code of Practice for Age Diversity in Employment; and what changes her Department plans to make following the review. [99423]
Dr. Howells
The Department is committed to equal opportunities for all and had already incorporated age into its equal opportunities policy prior to the "Winning the Generation Game" report. The Department is in the process of implementing the final recommendation of the report, with the introduction of a flexible retirement age for those between 60 and 65 years.
| Institution | Increase in visitors in the first 12 months of free entry1 |
| Imperial War Museum (Lambeth Road) | 68,887 |
| Victoria and Albert Museum (free entry introduced 22 November 2001) | 1,245,674 |
| Natural History Museum | 1,336,457 |
| Science Museum (South Kensington) | 1,321,316 |
| National Railway Museum (York) | 197,596 |
| National Coal Mining Museum for England (free entry introduced 8 April 2002) | 230,307 |
| Museum of London | 85,972 |
| Royal Armouries (Leeds) | 59,676 |