Asked by: Baroness Hodgson of Abinger (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the ‘Plan to Make Work Pay’ referenced in the King’s Speech brief is now a Government policy commitment and, if so, whether this will include strengthened equality impact assessments for public sector bodies.
Answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The Government is committed to delivering the Plan to Make Work Pay in full. Ministers are identifying the most appropriate delivery mechanisms for the commitments in the Plan, including an Employment Rights Bill that will be introduced to Parliament within 100 days of taking office. Work is already underway to identify and deliver measures through non-legislative and secondary legislative routes. We are already delivering on our commitments, including changing the remit of the Low Pay Commission to reflect living standards for the first time.