Marie Sherlock (Labour)
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I am glad to hear that Mr. Courtney express his support for collective bargaining. As he will be aware, we do not have a right to be recognised for collective bargaining purposes in this country and I look forward to him giving me his support on that issue in the future.

Mr. Courtney made an important point about the minimum wage being a stepping stone. That is how some people perceive the minimum wage and we know that from the data. I give huge credit to the Low Pay Commission for upping its game over the years in providing data and undertaking research. As a result we know the following - 56% of all of the people who are paid the minimum wage receive it for a year or more and 23% receive it for four years or more so a very large cohort of workers hugely depend on the recommendations made by the Low Pay Commission for increases in their pay because they are not going to get that anywhere else.

When exactly did the Low Pay Commission issue its report to the Government this year?