Public Sector Pay Cap
Debate between Liz Saville Roberts and Elizabeth Truss(7 years, 5 months ago)
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Elizabeth Truss
My right hon. Friend will be aware that the flexibility we give to pay review bodies is such that they can decide to give higher rises to those on the lowest incomes in the public sector. I would also point out that those on the lowest incomes have benefited most from the raising of the personal allowance. There are various ways of ensuring support for those on the lowest levels of pay.
Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) (PC)
It will interest the House, I am sure, to know that the Scottish Government announced last week that they are lifting the pay cap. The Labour Welsh Government have the ability to do exactly the same thing, but in reality Labour in Wales is the Conservative Government’s gwas bach, taking their lead from Westminster. Thirty thousand Welsh nurses are having their pay cut in real terms. I ask those on both the Government and Opposition Front Benches to explain to thousands of Welsh workers why Wales remains the poorest paid country in the United Kingdom.
Elizabeth Truss
The hon. Lady will be aware that that is a devolved issue and a decision for the Welsh Government.