§ Mr. BercowTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if those young unemployed people who take up the Welfare-to-Work employer option will be paid the full national minimum wage. [23089]
§ Mr. Ian McCartneyIt is expected that New Deal employees will receive the normal rates paid to comparable employees of the company.
We have asked the Low Pay Commission to consider separately the issue of lower rates or exemptions from the National Minimum Wage for all those aged 16 to 25; New Deal participants would be included within this age band.