Asked by: Johanna Baxter (Labour - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes in the level of the national minimum wage and living wage on people in Wales.
Answered by Jo Stevens - Secretary of State for Wales
Up to 160,000 workers in Wales have just received a pay rise as the increases in the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage take effect.
Full-time workers on the National Living Wage will see a real-terms pay increase of £1,400 per year, whilst 18-to-20 year olds will get a record boost of £2,500 each year, helping to provide families with better financial stability, improved living standards and kickstarting growth.