HC Deb 30 October 1996 vol 284 c151W
Mr. Spearing

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what statutory provisions govern the objectives of sustaining a living and just level of wages. [236]

Mr. John M. Taylor

Pay is a matter to be determined between employers and employees in light of their particular circumstances without Government intervention. Statutory wage fixing undermines competitiveness, distorts the labour market and costs jobs.