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Preparing for an Ageing Society

Inquiry

The UK is an ageing society. The birth rate is declining and life expectancy increasing; the UK can therefore expect an increasing proportion of its population to comprise older individuals. The Economic Affairs Committee is launching an inquiry to investigate the impact of ageing on the UK economy and society, the opportunities and challenges the Government needs to consider given the demographic trend and the policies necessary to adapt to this future. The committee has issued a call for written evidence and will be taking oral evidence from March 2025.

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This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Monday 28 April 2025.

Upcoming events

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Tuesday 1 July 2025
3:00pm Public
Preparing for an Ageing Society - Oral evidence 1 July 2025
3:00pm
  • Richard Hughes (Chair at Office for Budget Responsibility)
  • Prof. David Miles CBE (Member of the Budget Responsibility Committee at Office for Budget Responsibility)
  • Tom Josephs (Member of the Budget Responsibility Committee at Office for Budget Responsibility)
To Be Confirmed

Past events

Tuesday 17 June 2025
3:00pm Public
Preparing for an Ageing Society - Oral evidence 17 June 2025
3:00pm
  • Carl Quilliam (Public Affairs Manager at Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD))
  • Yvonne Sonsino (Partner and Lead on Total Wellbeing and Longevity at Mercer)
Room 3, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 10 June 2025
3:00pm Public
Preparing for an Ageing Society - Oral evidence 10 June 2025
3:00pm
  • David Sinclair (Chief Executive at International Longevity Centre)
  • Prof. Jonathan Skinner (Director of the Program on the Economics of Aging at US National Bureau of Economic Research)
Room 3, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 13 May 2025
3:00pm Public
Preparing for an Ageing Society - Oral evidence 13 May 2025
3:00pm
  • Prof. Lynda Gratton (Professor of Management Practice at London Business School)
  • Prof. Wendy Loretto (Professor of Organisational Behaviour at University of Edinburgh Business School)
  • Prof. Philip Taylor (Professor at Warwick Institute for Employment Research)
Room 2, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 6 May 2025
3:00pm Public
Preparing for an Ageing Society - Oral evidence 6 May 2025
3:00pm
  • Dr Emily Andrews (Deputy Director for Work at Centre for Ageing Better)
  • Naomi Clayton (Chief Executive at Institute for Employment Studies (IES))
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

  • Email: economicaffairs@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 5358 (committee staff) | 020 7219 6640 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Economic Affairs Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW