HC Deb 13 July 2000 vol 353 c620W
Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans he has to uprate the national minimum wage. [128952]

Mr. Byers

As indicated in the reply I gave to my hon. Friend on 30 March 2000,Official Report, column 237W, we have now asked the Low Pay Commission to continue to monitor and evaluate the impact of the minimum wage and to consider whether there is a case for a further increase in the rate next year. The commission will report by July 2001 and any further increase will be introduced in October 2001.