Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2017 to Question 111014, on social services: living wage, what representations he has received from representatives of social care providers on compliance with the law on the national minimum wage.
I have received several representations from social care providers over the past twelve months – and have met with organisations representing providers to discuss issues relating to the National Minimum Wage and its enforcement. I have also discussed similar issues with representatives of social care workers.