Minimum Wage
Business, Innovation and Skills
Written answers and statements, 2 November 2009
Michael Weir (Angus, Scottish National Party)
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans his Department has to increase the national minimum wage.
Patrick McFadden (Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; Wolverhampton South East, Labour)
The Government make decisions on National Minimum Wage rates based on recommendations from the Low Pay Commission. We have asked the Low Pay Commission to submit their next report by the end of February 2010. We will consider their recommendations carefully once that report has been received.