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Debate between Damian Hinds and John Stevenson

Tuesday 19th January 2016 Commons Chamber

[Damian Hinds]

The lowest earners experienced the fastest growth in median earnings last year, and recent growth in employment has been dominated by full-time workers, contary to what the hon. Gentleman says. We have a comprehensive plan for driving productivity in the “Fixing the Foundations” strategy, and the national living wage is a dramatic, long-term structural change.

[John Stevenson (Carlisle) (Con)]

4. What progress he has made on the establishment of the northern powerhouse.