HC Deb 02 June 1997 vol 295 c109W
29. Mr. Baldry

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what assessment she has made of the impact of introducing a minimum wage on the overall level of income support payments. [905]

Mr. Keith Bradley

We are committed to introducing a national minimum wage, set seriously, decided not on the basis of a rigid formula, but according to the economic circumstances at the time.

We will set up a Low Pay Commission to advise the Government on the level of national minimum wage. The Commission will take into account the economic effects following the introduction of a minimum wage, including any impact on public expenditure.