HC Deb 03 June 1997 vol 295 c128W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if Wales will have the option of setting its own minimum wage following devolution. [1809]

Mr. Ron Davies

Our plans for a Welsh Assembly do not entail its having powers of primary legislation. On this and other issues, it would operate within the statutory framework applying to the whole of England and Wales.