Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing measures to ensure that no one receives less than the real living wage.

The National Minimum Wage is the statutory minimum rate of pay in the UK. The rates are set on the independent and expert advice of the Low Pay Commission, who take account of the impact on business and the economy. The Government commends all businesses who pay their workers more.