Asked by: Chris Law (Scottish National Party - Dundee West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2015 to Question 2952, if he will make it his policy to secure accredited Living Wage Employer status for his Department from the Living Wage Foundation.
Answered by Matt Hancock
We are the first Government ever to deliver a National Living Wage. Every employer in the country will pay the National Living Wage, including of course all Government departments.
Asked by: Chris Law (Scottish National Party - Dundee West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Ministers in which departments are special advisers in other departments; and what roles each such Minister holds.
Answered by Matt Hancock
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Leicester South on 13 July 2015 to UIN 5983. An updated edition of the List of Ministerial Responsibilities will be published shortly.
Asked by: Chris Law (Scottish National Party - Dundee West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government departments are planning to become accredited living wage employers.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The Chancellor has announced a new National Living Wage compulsory as of next April, expected to reach £9 an hour by 2020. Tackling low pay is part of the Government's plan to move to a higher wage, lower tax and lower welfare society.