National Minimum Wage

Part of Opposition Day — [17th Allotted Day] — Banking – in the House of Commons at 4:46 pm on 15 January 2014.

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Photo of Jim Sheridan Jim Sheridan Labour, Paisley and Renfrewshire North 4:46, 15 January 2014

I thank the Secretary of State for giving way. The national minimum wage is exactly what it says on the tin: a minimum wage. Does he accept the overwhelming evidence that union-organised work forces are paid more and have better conditions than non-union-organised workplaces?