National Minimum Wage

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton Excerpts

Monday 19th October 2015 Lords Chamber

[The Earl of Courtown]

My Lords, I am afraid I did not read the Mayor of London’s article in the Daily Telegraph. However, I can tell my noble friend from my own experience of employing people in an SME that we did pay people for their travelling time to and from work.

[Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton (Lab)]

Is it not the case that many carers need to be paid for their travelling time? The dismissive attitude about this being another European gimmick is appalling for those people.

[The Earl of Courtown]

My Lords, the noble Baroness raises a question of social care. The overall costs of providing social care and the travelling issue are being considered as part of the spending review. We are working with the social care sector, including with care providers from the voluntary sector, to understand how the introduction of a national living wage will affect them.