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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-06-28more like thismore than 2016-06-28
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Young People: Minimum Wage more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to raise the rate of the national minimum wage for people under 25 to the rate of the national living wage. more like this
tabling member constituency Rutherglen and Hamilton West more like this
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Margaret Ferrier more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The priority for younger workers is to secure work and gain experience so that they can compete in the labour market.</p><p>The wages of younger workers will continue to be underpinned by the National Minimum Wage as recommended by the Low Pay Commission at the highest possible level without costing jobs.</p><p>Earlier this year the Government accepted the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations to increase rate for 21-24 year olds to £6.95 per hour - the largest single increase in the main rate of the NMW since 2008 in cash terms.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
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label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
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label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier more like this