Oral Question·Department for Business and Trade
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 27 August 2024Answered: 5 September 2024
Asked by
David Pinto-Duschinsky
Labour — Hendon
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Justin Madders)
The introduction of the minimum wage was one of the proudest achievements of the last Labour Government, but for too long the UK’s labour market enforcement system has been fragmented and ineffective. That is bad for workers and bad for the majority of businesses that want do to the right thing and comply with the law. That is why we will create a fair work agency to bring together employment rights enforcement, including of the minimum wage.