Preparing for an Ageing Society

Economic Affairs Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 18 Mar 2025 Parliament page
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, … Read more
1 Report
10 Oral sessions
11 Events
Activity timeline 23 events
18 Feb
2026
Report published
19 Dec
2025
Report published
14 Oct
2025
Oral evidence
14 Oct
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 4, Palace of Westminster
9 Jul
2025
Formal meeting (private meeting) · Virtual Meeting
1 Jul
2025
Oral evidence
1 Jul
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 3, Palace of Westminster
17 Jun
2025
Oral evidence
17 Jun
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 3, Palace of Westminster
10 Jun
2025
Oral evidence
10 Jun
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 3, Palace of Westminster
13 May
2025
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 10 sessions
14 Oct 2025
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Antonia Williams · HM Treasury James Murray MP · HM Treasury Laura Webster · HM Treasury
1 Jul 2025
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Professor David Miles CBE · Budget Responsibility Committee Richard Hughes · Office for Budget Responsibility Tom Josephs · Office for Budget Responsibility
17 Jun 2025
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Carl Quilliam · Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Yvonne Sonsino · Mercer
10 Jun 2025
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David Sinclair · International Longevity Centre Prof. Jonathan Skinner · US National Bureau of Economic Research
13 May 2025
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Prof. Lynda Gratton · London Business School Prof. Philip Taylor · Warwick Institute for Employment Research Prof. Wendy Loretto · University of Edinburgh Business School
6 May 2025
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Dr Emily Andrews · Centre for Ageing Better Naomi Clayton · Institute for Employment Studies (IES)
29 Apr 2025
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Catherine Foot · Phoenix Group Dr Jonathan Cribb · Institute for Fiscal Studies
22 Apr 2025
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Prof. Andrew J. Scott · London Business School Prof. Charles Goodhart · London School of Economics (LSE)
1 Apr 2025
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Dr Ben Brindle · The Migration Observatory Mary Gregory · Office for National Statistics
25 Mar 2025
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Prof. Sarah Harper · Oxford Institute of Population Ageing
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