§ Mr. ColvinTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if the proposed statutory national minimum wage, once implemented, will be index-linked to(a) the retail prices index or (b) average earnings. [847]
§ Mr. Ian McCartneyThe independent Low Pay Commission will recommend to Government the initial level of the National Minimum Wage, according to the 21W economic circumstance of the time, and will have responsibility for reviewing the level of the Minimum Wage.