Oral Question·Department for Exiting the European Union
“What comparative assessment he has made of the potential merits of regulatory (a) alignment with and (b) divergence from the EU.”
Tabled: 25 January 2018Answered: 1 February 2018
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
Answer from Hansard
The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (James Murray)
I am unclear, given the hon. Lady’s remarks, whether she is opposed to the increase in the national minimum wage, but she should know that we have extended support for businesses in business rates relief this year, which would have been ended entirely under the plans we inherited from the previous Government, and there will be permanently lower multipliers for retail, hospitality and leisure premises on the high street from April 2026.