To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will take steps to establish a strategy to tackle age discrimination and promote age equality in the provision of goods and services (a) by the Department and (b) within the sectors for which he has policy responsibility; and if he will make a statement. (210457)

There is currently no statutory requirement to ensure age equality in the provision of goods and services. However, Ministry of Justice equality impact assessment procedures include a requirement to consider age-related issues as part of the policy development process. This covers initiatives within the MOJ and its agencies.

The Government have considered the case for prohibiting age discrimination in the provision of goods, facilities and services as part of their consultation paper on proposals for the Equality Bill, “A Framework for Fairness”. The Government will publish their response to the consultation shortly.