Biography
Lord Turnbull contributed to committee work on preparing for an ageing society, addressing demographic shifts as a key driver of long-term debt. He outlined structural changes affecting the elderly care agenda, including declining fertility rates, shifting career patterns, and extended education periods that alter traditional work-retirement models. His engagement focused on the economic and demographic foundations underlying elderly care policy.
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“…t week we will debate the issue of long-term debt and, this week, we are addressing one of its main drivers: an ageing population. The main elements of this are well known. Older people are putting less into the Exchequer and requiring more assistance from it. There is a sharp decline in the fertility rate.”
Record by topic
- Elderly care & frailty166th of 2482.5
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