Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to publicise the Pay and Rights Helpline.

The telephone number for the Pay and Work Rights Helpline (0800 917 2368) is publicised on the Gov.UK website, the Government Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/nmwage), and by stakeholders.

The Minister has conducted media interviews to raise awareness of this issue. Furthermore, the Government is currently running a marketing campaign running from 8 September to the end of December 2014 in which the Pay and Work Rights telephone number is being publicised to employers and workers through the media and stakeholder communications. I also take every opportunity I can to publicise the number in media interviews.