Oral QuestionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

“What recent progress he has made on the Towns Fund; and if he will make a statement.”

Tabled: 9 June 2020Answered: 15 June 2020

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Jonathan Reynolds)

More than 3 million workers are expected to receive a pay rise due to increases to the national minimum wage in April, protecting the lowest paid in society. After our changes to the remit, we accepted in full the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission, which considers the impact of rates on business, competitiveness, the labour market, the wider economy and the cost of living. Our impact assessments are available only by region—estimates by constituency are not available—but the simple truth is that workers in every constituency are better off under this Labour Government.