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 demonstrate commitment to equality and inclusion in the planning, delivery and monitoring of their work, to ensure our assistance reaches those in greatest need.

I also refer the Hon Member to the Inclusive Data Charter Action Plan, where age is included in principle 2, as one of the dimensions for which we aim to collect disaggregated data. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/leaving-no-one-behind-our-promise/inclusive-data-charter-action-plan#principle-2-all-data-should-wherever-possible-be-disaggregated-to-accurately-describe-all-populations

The government is taking no specific steps to improve transparency in developer communications in the retirement housing sector. However, retirement housing providers must comply with relevant consumer legislation.

Under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, all terms of written contracts must be fair and transparent, that is: expressed in plain, intelligible language and they must be legible. If terms in a consumer contract are assessed by a court as unfair, they will not be binding on the consumer, even if the consumer has “accepted” them.

In addition, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 prohibits unfair commercial practices, including misleading actions and omissions of material information, that are likely to impact the average consumer’s transactional decisions.

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act also updates existing protections that prohibit traders from engaging in aggressive or misleading commercial practices, including harassment, high pressure-selling techniques, coercion or undue influence against consumers..

Lastly, the retirement housing sector is also supported by industry codes, including the Association of Retirement Housing Managers' (ARHM) Code of Practice and the Associated Retirement Community Operators' (ARCO) Consumer Code. These codes set standards for transparency, disclosure of fees and charges, and communications with prospective and existing residents, helping consumers make informed decisions about retirement housing.

In England, under the Care Act 2014, local authorities have a duty to meet the eligible needs of the people in their area including the elderly.

Local authorities in England are also tasked with the duty to shape their care markets to meet the diverse needs of all local people. This includes commissioning a diverse range of care and support services that enable people to access quality care.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is assessing how well local authorities in England are delivering adult social care, specifically how local authorities are performing against their duties under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014. All reports and ratings are published on the CQC’s website.

The Government is making over £4.6 billion of additional funding available in England for adult social care in 2028/29 compared to 2025/26, to support the sector in making improvements.

The Government’s ambition is simple: everyone, whatever their circumstances, should be able to get connected and get online, safely and with confidence

In 2025, 20% of those aged 75+ do not have home internet access compared to 5% across all age groups. Those aged 75+ are also less likely to have the foundational level of digital skills (54%) compared to the general population (85%). This has however improved by 23 percentage points since 2022, when only 31% of those aged 75+ had foundational level digital skills.

In the year since the Digital Inclusion Action Plan was published in 2025, over a million people have been connected or supported to get online, more than 22,000 people have received a free device, and communities across the UK have benefited from the £11.9 million Digital Inclusion Innovation Fund. This includes Age UK’s Digital Champion Programme providing digital skills and devices across England.

I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 22 June 2026 (HCWS132) and the answer given to Question UIN 4726 on 8 June 2026.

I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 22 June 2026 (HCWS132) and the answer given to Question UIN 4726 on 8 June 2026.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 4726 on 8 June 2026.

My Department publishes a release entitled ‘Leasehold Dwellings’ which includes statistics on the number of leasehold dwellings in England by tenure, dwelling type, and region.

Statistics from 2024-25 can be found on gov.uk here. Annex table 2.4 shows that in 2024-25 there were 750,000 owner occupier leasehold households where the household reference person was aged 65 or over, the closest age group for which data is available.

We recognise that emergency departments face sustained demand and that prolonged waits can affect patient experience, clinical outcomes, and the timely delivery of care, particularly for older people and those with complex health needs. To improve capacity and patient flow, through delivering the Urgent and Emergency Care Plan for 2025/26, the Government has invested over £450 million in urgent and emergency care services, including Same Day Emergency Care, urgent treatment centres, mental health crisis assessment centres, and ambulance capacity.

Our actions are having an impact, as four-hour and 12-hour performance was better over the winter of 2025/26 compared to the winter of 2024/25, despite rising attendances at emergency departments. Through the Medium Term Planning Framework, we have set out a clear three-year trajectory to improve urgent and emergency care performance year-on-year, and at the Spending Review we announced up to £1.9 billion of capital investment to further improve urgent and emergency care infrastructure and patient flow.

In Nottinghamshire, the NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board, working with local National Health Service trusts, is responsible for planning and delivering urgent and emergency care services for its local population.

I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 4726 on 8 June 2026 and UIN 12434 on 30 June 2026, and to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 22 June 2026 (HCWS132).

The Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) is used to assess health and safety hazards in homes, including excess heat. The HHSRS evaluates the potential risk of harm to an occupier and rates the seriousness of any hazard identified.

My Department recently reviewed the HHSRS, publishing new statutory operating and enforcement guidance, a new suite of illustrated case studies, and new baseline indicators for ensuring safety against each hazard.

Building managers can use this guidance for advice on preventative measures, relevant matters, and baseline indicators for hazardous excess heat in any home, including retirement housing. The guidance covers structural issues and defects and can be found on gov.uk here.

The government recognises the importance of ensuring that people have the skills, knowledge and support necessary to manage their finances effectively and offers a range of initiatives to help individuals prepare ahead of and during retirement.

Adults in England can access funded Essential Skills provision, including numeracy courses, to help them develop practical maths skills for everyday life, including budgeting and managing household finances.

For those receiving benefits, work coaches can refer customers with numeracy skills gaps to appropriate training. In addition, Midlife MOTs delivered in Jobcentres help people aged over 50 on Universal Credit review their finances, skills and health, and signpost them to suitable support. A digital Midlife MOT is also available to everyone.

The government also supports financial capability through the Money and Pensions Service. Its MoneyHelper service provides free and impartial money and pensions guidance, budgeting tools and calculators, while Pension Wise offers free guidance appointments to people aged 50 and over to help them understand their pension options and make informed decisions about retirement.

The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, including older people, should have access to and benefit from quality sport and physical activity opportunities to stay fit and healthy.

The Government provides the majority of support for grassroots sport through DCMS’s Arm’s Length Body, Sport England, which annually invests over £250 million in Exchequer and Lottery funding. Their ten-year Uniting the Movement strategy reinforces their commitment to increasing participation in sport and physical activity for those from under-represented groups, including older people.

Sport England also provides support for grassroots sport through the Movement Fund, which offers crowdfunding pledges, grants and resources to improve physical activity opportunities for the people and communities who need it the most, including older people.

The Government’s ambition is simple: everyone, whatever their circumstances, should be able to get connected and get online, safely and with confidence.

In the year since the Digital Inclusion Action Plan, over a million people have been supported to get online, more than 22,000 people have received a free device, and communities across the UK have benefited from the £11.9 million Digital Inclusion Innovation Fund. This includes the Rural Media Charity, engaging rural West Midlands communities and supporting older people to benefit from being online, and Age UK’s Digital Champion Programme providing digital skills and devices across England.

Government remains committed to our target to deliver gigabit broadband coverage to 99% of UK premises by 2032.

The My Carer tool will give family, friends, and carers, including those looking after someone with dementia, access to the NHS App. This will ensure decisions are agreed and taken by those who best know the patient, who may not be able to make those decisions independently, whilst making it easier for unpaid carers to manage their care and access professionals whenever they need them.

We are engaging with a wide group of partners, including those with lived experience of dementia or of caring for someone living with dementia, to understand what should be included in the Modern Service Framework for Frailty and Dementia to ensure the best outcomes for people living with frailty and dementia. As part of this exercise, we will develop a list of best evidenced interventions following analysis of the evidence gathering exercise submissions and wider research.