Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent the Department for International Development is considering the levels of poverty faced by older women and men in developing countries as part of its implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals commitment to leave no one behind.

DFID’s country offices analyse levels of poverty, including as experienced by older people, but better data on ageing is vital. DFID’s Data Disaggregation Action Plan will strengthen data on ageing. DFID is working with the UK’s Office for National Statistics to convene a UN City Group on Ageing and Age to improve national and international data on ageing by strengthening the capacity of National Statistical Offices in partner countries and developing and promoting minimum standards on age data in programmes.