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HANSARD Consumer ProtectionThe OPSS is ready. It is taking on not extra work, but an extra power, which it is quite ready to take on. I have already outlined what it has done in the case of Whirlpool. I…11 Jun 2019HANSARDPost Office Services: Rural AreasI thank my hon. Friend, who has long been a campaigner for post offices in his region. It is true that west Cornwall communities have been unduly inconvenienced, and he is right…11 Jun 2019HANSARDPost Office Services: Rural AreasThe Government absolutely recognise the importance of post offices to rural communities across the UK. There are over 11,500 post offices nationwide, and Government subsidy…11 Jun 2019HANSARDOffshore Wind Supply: Rates of PayIn the autumn the Government will introduce legislation to extend the right to receive the national minimum wage to seafarers operating in UK territorial seas. Any business,…11 Jun 2019HANSARDOffshore Wind Supply: Rates of PayI thank the hon. Gentleman for his supplementary question. This is a complicated process; I have been working with my counterparts in the Department for Transport and we are…11 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Minimum Wage Naming SchemeMy hon. Friend is absolutely correct. We remain on target to reach our ambition of 60% of median earnings by 2020. That is something that this Government are looking forward to…04 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Minimum Wage Naming SchemeI thank my hon. Friend for raising that point. She is absolutely correct that in our good work plan we announced our intention to consult on a single labour market enforcement…04 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Minimum Wage Naming SchemeThe hon. Lady says that the Government have nothing to be proud of, but I am absolutely proud to serve in a Government who have put so much focus on enforcing the national minimum…04 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Minimum Wage Naming SchemeI thank my hon. Friend for outlining that piece of work. It is right that naming and shaming rogue employers is a key part of our enforcement. We have doubled the budget since…04 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Minimum Wage Naming SchemeI have to say that the hon. Lady is incorrect: the scheme has not been dropped. Given the impact that being named can have on a business, it is right that we properly consider the…04 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Minimum Wage Naming SchemeEnforcement of the national minimum wage and the national living wage is a priority for the Government, and we take tough action against the minority of employers who underpay.…04 Jun 2019HANSARDPost Office NetworkI wish to provide an update to hon. Members on the steps that the Government are taking to ensure the long-term sustainability and resilience of the post office network. The…04 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Minimum Wage Naming SchemeI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising the issue of small businesses. It is absolutely true that small businesses are the backbone of our economy—99.6% of all UK businesses are…04 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Minimum Wage Naming SchemeThe hon. Gentleman is a keen campaigner in the area of unpaid work trials. As I have said on many occasions, in most cases, unpaid work trials, if they are not a small trial that…04 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Minimum Wage Naming SchemeThe hon. Lady raises prosecutions as the only way of action or enforcement, but that is not true. I have said that since 1999 over £118 million has been paid back—to over 200,000…04 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Minimum Wage Naming SchemeThe hon. Lady raises an issue regarding the incorrect practice of employers. As I have said, HMRC will investigate every complaint and ACAS is available to receive those…04 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Minimum Wage Naming SchemeAbsolutely, and this Government have made great ground in that regard. This is not about grabbing headlines. It is about ensuring that workers get the pay to which they are…04 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Minimum Wage Naming SchemeYes.04 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Minimum Wage Naming SchemeI decided to do that because I wanted to ensure that I was naming and shaming with meaningful information. I will not make excuses for making sure that we are delivering and…04 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Minimum Wage Naming SchemeGiven the hon. Lady’s previous role, I know that she understands well the portfolio, and the naming and shaming system. I reiterate that we have not dropped the naming and shaming…04 Jun 2019