I do not accept that. I hope that Members will forgive my slip of the tongue. The increase in the current minimum wage, which is less than £7 an hour, to a minimum wage of well over £9 an hour by the end of this Parliament is huge. It is not in line with the standard increase in the minimum wage. This is a step change that reflects the introduction of a national—
Welfare Reform and Work Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Oliver Dowden
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 20 July 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Welfare Reform and Work Bill.
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