National Minimum Wage: Sports Direct Debate
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David Mowat
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National Minimum Wage: Sports Direct
David Mowat Excerpts(8 years, 4 months ago)
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Mr Speaker
This is an extremely important matter but we have other important business to follow, so I am looking for pithy questions and answers.
David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con)
On the facts, the case in The Guardian is disturbing. Does the Minister agree that one good piece of news is that, whatever else happens, in April next year Sports Direct will have to pay these people 11% more than they are getting now?
Nick Boles
That is absolutely right. That has happened because the majority Conservative Government have run the economy sufficiently well that we can expect employers to do that and still prosper.