BRITAIN'S 19 million over-50s had their hopes for anti-age discrimination legislation dashed when Lawrie Quinn's Ten Minute Rule Bill for an Age Equality Commission failed to make its second reading.
This was despite the fact that it had received all-party support and gained 190 votes in the first reading two weeks previously when only seven MPs opposed it.
The Bill had the support of the Association of Retired and Persons Over Fifty with its 108,000 members. This would have gone some way to helping the Government regain credibility in the age arena.
L LISTER, Chairman, Worcester West ARO50 Friendship Centre, Ellison Avenue,
Worcester WR2 6EG
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