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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 6 May 2025
3:00pm Public
Preparing for an Ageing Society - Oral evidence 6 May 2025
3:00pm
  • Emily Andrews (Deputy Director for Work at Centre for Ageing Better)
  • Naomi Clayton (Chief Executive at Institute for Employment Studies (IES))
To be confirmed

Past events

Tuesday 29 April 2025
3:00pm Public
Preparing for an Ageing Society - Oral evidence 29 April 2025
3:00pm
  • Catherine Foot (Director of Phoenix Insights at Phoenix Group)
  • Dr Jonathan Cribb (Associate Director and Head of Retirement, Savings, and Ageing sector at Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS))
Room 4, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 22 April 2025
3:00pm Public
Preparing for an Ageing Society - Oral evidence 22 April 2025
3:00pm
  • Prof. Andrew J. Scott (Professor of Economics at London Business School)
  • Prof. Charles Goodhart (Emeritus Professor of Banking and Finance at London School of Economics (LSE))
Room 4, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 1 April 2025
3:00pm Public
Preparing for an Ageing Society - Oral evidence 1 April 2025
3:00pm
  • Dr Ben Brindle (Researcher at The Migration Observatory)
  • Mary Gregory (Director of Population Statistics at Office for National Statistics)
Room 4, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 25 March 2025
3:00pm Public
Preparing for an Ageing Society - Oral evidence 25 March 2025
3:00pm
  • Prof. Sarah Harper (Director at Oxford Institute of Population Ageing)
Room 2, 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