The tragic losses of lives during the anti-Sikh riots of 1984 remain a source of deep pain to Sikhs everywhere around the world. We recognise the deep scars that this has left and the understandably strong feelings that exist to this day. We are aware of reports of the Indian Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, referring to the anti-Sikh riots as genocide. Any inquiry is a matter for the Indian government.<\/p>
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The Government wants to move from a low wage, high tax, high welfare society to a higher wage, lower tax, lower welfare society. That means placing more emphasis on support to families on low incomes by reducing income tax through increases in the income tax personal allowance level and increasing wages, than on topping up low wages through tax credits.<\/p>
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The National Living Wage will not be linked to the rate recommended by the Living Wage Foundation. The Low Pay Commission has been asked to provide recommendations regarding the level of the National Living Wage in the future and an assessment of the pace of increase to reach the Government\u2019s ambition of 60% of median earnings by 2020. In making its recommendations on the National Living Wage, the Low Pay Commission takes into account a wide range of evidence from across the economy.<\/p>
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The Government is committed to making the UK the leading global FinTech hub, and has announced a large number of policy initiatives, including more supportive regulatory regimes for peer-to-peer, digital currencies, and other innovative firms.<\/p>
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The Government built on this record at the Summer Budget. First, Eileen Burbidge was appointed as the UK\u2019s \u2018Special Envoy for FinTech\u2019, where she will represent UK interests in FinTech at home and around the world. Second, an international FinTech benchmarking exercise was announced to measure the UK\u2019s performance and identify areas of best practice from around the world.<\/p>
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The UK has a national wage policy and we do not plan to introduce a regional wage policy. It is right that workers across the country should benefit from the new National Living Wage. The Low Pay Commission takes into account a wide range of evidence from across the economy in making its recommendations on the level at which rates should be set, and will continue to do so. This means there is a level playing field and that wage policy is simple for employers to understand and meet their responsibilities under the law.<\/p>
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The Office for National Statistics does not publish estimates of household debt by employment status.<\/p>
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The overall maintenance support available to students in loans will increase to the highest level ever for students from low-income households. The Government will also continue to provide maintenance loans to students from all backgrounds to cover the costs of living while studying. These loans are only repaid once borrowers\u2019 earnings rise above £21,000.<\/p>
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The priority for younger workers under 25 is to gain skills and experience and secure work - something that is already reflected in the National Minimum Wage rate structure where the youth rate is currently £1.40 lower than the adult rate. Wages tend to increase through the early 20s as workers gain more experience. Therefore, the wages of younger workers will continue to be underpinned by the core National Minimum Wage as recommended by the Low Pay Commission at the highest possible level without affecting employment.<\/p>
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Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.<\/p>
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Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:<\/p>
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