St. Helena (Hansard, 20 April 2000)

HC Deb 20 April 2000 vol 348 c625W 625W

§ Dr. Marek
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will direct the Governor of St. Helena to establish a minimum wage on St. Helena. [119807]

§ Mr. Battle
The St. Helena Government is committed to reviewing the feasibility of introducing a minimum wage this financial year, against the background of a 10 per cent. increase in salaries and wages for civil servants (70 per cent. of the workforce) from 1 April 2000 and a reduction in income tax and raising of tax thresholds in the Appropriation Bill passed in March.