Subject	Predicate	Object
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		Written answer
	answer has question	mvRCMpug
	answer has answering person	Kevin Paul Hollinrake
	answer text	<p>The Low Pay Commission (LPC) is an independent and expert body that makes annual recommendations to Government on the National Minimum Wage (NMW) . Every year, the LPC undertake extensive research and consultation and considers the wider impacts from changes to the minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>The youth labour market is more sensitive to economic shocks, and young people can be exposed to longer-term scarring effects of unemployment. So we’re rightly more cautious for this group and do not want to harm the young workers whom the policy is intended to benefit.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, the Apprentice NMW is set at a rate which acknowledges the particular costs for employers and benefits for young people involved in providing apprenticeships.</p>
	answer given date	2023-07-06
	answer has answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	written answer has answering body	Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade	answering body has written answer	sgTU3t8p
Department for Business and Trade	answering body has answer	sgTU3t8p
mvRCMpug	question has answer	sgTU3t8p
Kevin Paul Hollinrake	answering person has answer	sgTU3t8p