Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people receiving low pay.

This government is giving low paid workers a pay rise with the National Living Wage set to rise to £7.50 in April. And we are reforming the welfare system to ensure it always pays to earn more. But in the longer term raising productivity is key to higher pay, which is why we’re investing in innovation and infrastructure.