Heidi Alexander
Main Page: Heidi Alexander (Labour - Lewisham East)
Monday 12th November 2012
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Mr Pickles
My hon. Friend makes a reasonable point and I, the planning Minister—the Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, my hon. Friend the Member for Grantham and Stamford (Nick Boles)—and the Secretary of State for Education are looking into it as a matter of urgency.
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab)
The Secretary of State will be aware that Labour-run councils such as Lewisham and Lambeth are accredited living wage employers. In other parts of London, such as Croydon, local campaigns are under way to persuade councils to become living wage employers, too. Does the Secretary of State back those campaigns?
Mr Pickles
Local authority pay and conditions are matters for local authorities.