Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Work and Pensions

Oral Answers to Questions

Clive Efford Excerpts
Monday 14th June 2010

(13 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Clive Efford Portrait Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab)
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Will the Secretary of State give a guarantee that every job that is found through any Government-backed scheme to move someone from benefits into work will be paid at or above the national minimum wage?

Chris Grayling Portrait Chris Grayling
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Self-evidently, if the providers who work for us under the Work programme are successful in getting someone into work, we will reward them on the basis that they provide post-employment mentoring and stay with the person to ensure that they stay in work—

Clive Efford Portrait Clive Efford
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Yes or no?

Chris Grayling Portrait Chris Grayling
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Of course, by law, they will have to pay the national minimum wage. That is the requirement for any employer in this country; it is not going to change.