Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's press release of 1 March 2017, Digital Strategy to make Britain the best place in the world to start and grow a digital business, whether people doing work placements through the Digital Skills Partnership will be paid the living wage.

The Digital Skills partnership will encourage and support local partnerships to tackle digital skills shortages in their areas through actions such as offering work experience to local schools. It is up to companies offering work placements to determine appropriate pay levels, if relevant, at or above statutory pay levels. Further information on entitlement to the national minimum or national living wage which is dependent on age and type of work, can be found at :https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage/who-gets-the-minimum-wage