Alex Cunningham – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alex Cunningham on 2016-05-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking to tackle low pay in Northern Ireland.

Mr Ben Wallace

This Government is committed to delivering a higher wage, lower tax and lower welfare society.

That is why we have introduced the new National Living Wage of £7.20 which will benefit 100,000 people in Northern Ireland and increase annual wages by up to £900.