This survey was conducted by TAEN – The Age and Employment Network. It followed a similar survey of Westminster MPs in the autumn of 2007, undertaken jointly with leading older people’s charity Help the Aged, TAEN’s strategic partner.

The mission of TAEN – The Age and Employment Network is to promote an effective job market that serves the needs of people in mid and later life, employers and the economy. Help the Aged works to secure and uphold the rights of disadvantaged older people in the UK and around the world.