Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 18852

Humanitarian Aid: Older People

Tabled: 14 July 2026

Answered: 23 July 2026

Question

Gordon McKee

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that UK-funded humanitarian programmes collect age-disaggregated data and include older people in needs assessments and programm

Answer

Stephen Doughty

We recognise that people with existing vulnerabilities, including older people, can be disproportionately affected by humanitarian crises. All organisations which receive Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office funding are therefore required to demon...

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