Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor David Leslie Taylor (Labour and Co-operative Party), on Wednesday, 11 June 2003, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 153 members in total.

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OLDER PEOPLES RIGHTS COMMISSIONER

That this House believes that the human rights of older people in the United Kingdom are too often overlooked or undervalued; condemns the neglect and financial abuse of vulnerable elderly people revealed by the BBC Television series 'Britain's Secret Shame'; recognises that the majority of such cases result from a lack of understanding rather than deliberate cruelty; welcomes the Help the Aged campaign to tackle such mistreatment of older people; notes the introduction on 17th June of a bill under the 10 minute rule by the honourable Member for North West Leicestershire to establish an Older Person's Rights Commissioner to promote and protect the human rights of older people; urges honourable and Right honourable Members to endorse this proposal; notes that domestic and European anti-discrimination legislation for goods and services does not make specific provision relating to age; and calls on the Government to correct that position as a matter of urgency as part of a comprehensive effort to end the injustice endured by older people on a regular basis.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1391 

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Abuse Age Equality Human rights Older people

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk