Members of Parliament vote in favour of Minister for Older People

Members of Parliament today showed their support for older people’s rights by voting in favour of a motion calling on the Government to consider appointing a Minister for Older People.

The House of Commons debate followed intense pressure from Grey Pride campaigners who presented a 137,000-strong petition to Parliament last November calling for a Minister dedicated to the needs of older…

As we announced yesterday, we are delighted to have secured a House of Commons Debate on the Grey Pride campaign call for the appointment of a dedicated Minister for Older People, on Thursday 28th June.

Every Grey Pride supporter who signed our petition…

Margot James MP is supporting our application for a motion calling for a dedicated Minister for Older People to be appointed.

On her blog today, the MP for Stourbridge says

“It is essential that older people are represented across Government, a…

MP for Portsmouth North, and Grey Pride supporter, Penny Mordaunt made reference to our Grey Pride campaign calling for a dedicated Minister for Older People in the budget debate on the floor of the House of Commons last week.…

Ed Balls, Shadow Chancellor and MP for Outwood and Morley, visited Schofield Court retirement housing scheme in Morley on Friday to discuss our Grey Pride campaign and the issues facing older people today.

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Following 137,000 people signing our Grey Pride petition, a delegation went to 10 Downing Street on Monday 28 November to formally call for a Minister for Older People.

Some of the campaign supporters who went along gave interviews to help raise awareness and press home the urgent need to ensure older people’s issues…

Stratford on Avon MP Nadhim Zahawi attended a coffee morning at Townsend Hall with older people from the nearby Horsefair retirement housing estate, and Anchor’s Chief Executive Jane Ashcroft on Friday 28 October.

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More great news for all Grey Priders, as our campaign to appoint a Minister for Older People was discussed in Parliament on Tuesday for the first time!

Tracey Crouch MP, who secured the Westminster Hall debate on older people's issues, opened her speech by calling for a Minister for Older People, telling MPs of her "strong support for the campaign to appoint a Minister for Older…

Great news from last week as Esther McVey MP, Conservative Member of Parliament for Wirral West, met with Grey Pride campaigners to discuss many things, including why we believe a Minister for Older People is so important in today's society.

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South Shields MP David Miliband has shown his support for our call for the Government by signing our petition!

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Business Secretary and Twickenham MP, Vince Cable met with constituents supporting Grey Pride this week and discussed our call on the government!

Mr Cable attended a coffee morning at a…

We bring you news of a brilliant step forward in our Grey Pride campaign:  Labour MP Ian Wright has tabled, and already achieved cross party support for, an Early Day Motion, calling for a Minister for Older People to be installed by government as soon as possible!…