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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1722686/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The minimum wage has been one of the most effective and successful policy interventions of the last 25 years. The Government is committed to delivering a genuine living wage for working people, and removing the discriminatory age bands, so that all adults can benefit.<\/p><p>The Low Pay Commission (LPC) will complete its April 2025 rate recommendations by the end of October 2024. The government will then announce the rates this Autumn and publish an impact assessment when the regulations are laid which will include estimates of the number of people who will benefit from the uprating. This approach will put more money in working people\u2019s pockets to spend, boosting economic growth, resilience and conditions for innovation.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 20 of the King\u2019s Speech Background Briefing Notes, published by the Prime Minister's Office on 17 July 2024, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of people who will be affected by the proposals to deliver a genuine living wage (a) nationally and (b) in Edinburgh North and Leith constituency.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1696741", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business and Trade"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1696741/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The National Living Wage (NLW) will increase to £11.44 on 1 April and be extended to workers over 21. It is reaching two-thirds of median earnings, meeting our commitment to end low hourly pay for those eligible.<\/p><p>The Government commends employers who are able to go beyond the legal minimum. However, the ability to do so varies across sector and region.<\/p><p>Unlike other voluntary rates of pay, the statutory NLW is based on the advice of the Low Pay Commission, which takes into account the impact on business and the wider economy, as well as the living standards of workers.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she (a) is taking and (b) plans to take steps to encourage businesses to pay the real living wage.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1674220", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business and Trade"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1674220/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government has accepted the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission to increase the National Living Wage to £11.44 an hour for workers aged 21 and over in April 2024 - meeting the manifesto target of two thirds of median earnings and ending low hourly pay for this group. National Minimum Wage rates for younger workers and apprentices will also increase significantly.<\/p><p>We commend employers who can pay more than the statutory minimum rates, but recognise that the ability to do so varies. The LPC takes into account affordability for business and the wider impact on the economy.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage employers to pay their employees a real living wage in light of the finding in the report, UK Poverty 2023, published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on 26 January, that 11 per cent of all destitute respondents are in paid work.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Low Pay Commission on the level of the national living wage in 2024-25.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4107", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1662973", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business and Trade"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1662973/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government is responsible for setting the statutory minimum wage rates. The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has gained international respect for their high-quality work. Therefore, it is right that we continue to take the expert and independent advice of the LPC when setting the minimum wage rates. The key distinction between the LPC rates and the Living Wage Foundation\u2019s Voluntary Living Wage, is that LPC calculations consider the impact on businesses and the economy.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We commend employers who pay above the National Minimum Wage/National Living Wage when they can afford to do so. The Living Wage Foundation are clear their measure is voluntary.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she is taking steps to encourage UK-listed companies to pay the real living wage set by the Living Wage Foundation.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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