Biography
Lord Burns contributed to two Economic Affairs Committee reports on matters relevant to health and social care: one examining preparation for an ageing society and another on national debt and fiscal sustainability. His engagement consisted of committee work and subsequent debate contributions in the House of Lords, where he emphasized the longstanding nature of population ageing as a factor in economic policy and the importance of fiscal frameworks for long-term financial sustainability.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…There is nothing new or recent about the phenomenon of an ageing population. This been going on throughout my working life, but it is now a major factor in the conduct of economic policy. In the mid-1960s, when I started work, there were fewer than 7 million people aged 65 or over.”
Record by topic
- Elderly care & frailty64th of 2365.0
- Adult social care & reform306th of 3762.5
What they’ve said
“…These include continuing high debt interest payments by government; adapting to an ageing population, which is the subject of our current inquiry; transitioning to net zero; and, of course, future defence commitments.”
National Debt: It’s Time for Tough Decisions (Economic Affairs Committee Report) · 2025-04-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
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