I'd like to thank Janet Finch-Saunders for bringing forward this concept, and, Minister, I would urge you to consider it, because only yesterday we were having a debate about the removal of the defence of chastisement. We were talking about respect and respect for children, and sometimes I think we forget that older people also deserve that respect and that tolerance, because we think they've been around the block, that they're there, they're all part of it. Let me give you one example about how we need to change the language of how we address older people. A&Es, they are clogged up—not with older people all the time, but with young kids with bronchiolitis and all sorts of other things. But what do we constantly hear? Bedblocking—'Old people bedblocking and getting in the way.' Being old is something to be celebrated. It is wonderful to live a long life. What we need to do is give dignity towards people who are getting older.

In my constituency, we have a higher than average number of older people within the constituency, and there are many things that could be done to improve their life, but instead we're taking services away. We forget to think about how an older person manages their day, manages their week, manages their life. If we had such a charter and it was enshrined, it would at least force us to take into account the way an older person lives their life, the challenges they have to face, their ability to access transport, healthcare and social interaction. Because, as Janet rightly said, social isolation and loneliness is one of the key killers of older people. This could be a way forward—