Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 2 May 2023 to Question 182866 on Home Care Services: Minimum Wage, whether his Department will introduce an action plan on enforcement of the National Minimum Wage including travel time for the home care workforce.

HM Revenue and Customs enforces the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) in line with the law and policy set out by the Department for Business and Trade. This involves a wide-ranging programme of education and risk led enforcement activity across the whole of UK labour market including social care.

All businesses, irrespective of their size or business sector, are responsible for paying the correct NMW to their staff.