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Margaret Hodge MBE MP
Government Spokesperson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department of Education and Employment
Sanctuary Buildings
Great Smith Street
London SW1P 3BT

 

Dear Minister,

LEAD was founded in 1998 to campaign against age discrimination in all its forms.

Their aims are
· The achievement of comprehensive legislation designed to make discrimination on the grounds of age in all its form unlawful; and
· The establishment of a Commission to oversee, develop and monitor the legislation on the same basis as applied to race, gender and disability.

Age discrimination occurs in many areas of activity, not just employment, such as benefits, taxation, education, health and social care, insurance and access to services - and can affect younger as well as older people. It is simply not good enough to implement the EU Directive over the six year period allowed and only in relation to employment.

I support the aims of LEAD and urge you to take their research and experiences in consideration in drafting legislation.

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CC To : LEAD c/o 25 Parliament Court Parliament Hill London NW3 2TS Tel: 020 7794 5343

I have sent my support of LEAD's aims to Margaret Hodge MBE MP

Steering Committee: Michael Craft, Mildred Gordon, Joe Harris, Serena Hennessy, Marian Hirst,
Peter Knowles, John Lipetz (Chair), Martin Morton, Roger Robinson, Jerry Williams

Patrons: Rodney Bickerstaffe, The Baroness Hanham, Rt Rev Richard Harries, Bishop of Oxford, The Lord Stallard, David Swift, The Lord Tope