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Low Pay Commission visit to Blackburn &
Preston
From:
Low Pay Commission and Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
First published:
5 December 2012
This news article was published under the 2010 to 2015
Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
John Hannett and Professor Steve Machin will meet a number of representatives in Blackburn
and Preston to hear first hand what impact the National…
John Hannett and Professor Steve Machin will meet a number of representatives in Blackburn
and Preston to hear first hand what impact the National Minimum Wage is having on businesses
and workers.
Low Pay Commissioner John Hannett said: “Hearing directly from those affected by the
National Minimum wage is an important part of the Commission’s work and informs our
recommendations to the Government. Our visits take us around the UK and we welcome the
opportunity to hear how the National Minimum Wage has affected people in Blackburn and
Preston.”
**Notes to Editors
**1. The Low Pay Commission is a statutory body whose role is to advise the Government on
the National Minimum Wage.
1. The Commission has produced thirteen reports. These are available from the Stationery
Office Bookshops or the Commission’s website at:
[](http://www.lowpay.gov.uk3)http://www.lowpay.gov.uk
2. The members of the Low Pay Commission are: David Norgrove (Chair), Deputy
Chairman of the British Museum and a member of the Finance Committee for Amnesty
International UK; Susan Anderson, a consultant to the CBI on employment issues and a
member of ACAS Council; Peter Donaldson, Managing Director of D5 Limited;
Professor Bob Elliott, Professor of Economics and Director of the Health Economics
Research Unit at the University of Aberdeen; Neil Goulden, Chairman (emeritus), The
Gala Coral Group; John Hannett, General Secretary of the Union of Shop, Distributive
and Allied Workers; Professor Stephen Machin, Professor of Economics at University
College London; Kay Carberry, Assistant General Secretary of the TUC and Heather
Wakefield, Head of Local Government, UNISON.
3. The National Minimum Wage for those aged 21 and over is £6.19 per hour. For those
aged 18 to 20 the rate is £4.98 per hour. The minimum wage for 16 and 17 year olds is
£3.68 an hour. The Apprentice Minimum Wage is £2.65 per hour for those aged under 19
or in the first year of their apprenticeship.
Low Pay Commission
6th Floor
Victoria House
**Southampton Row
LONDON
WC1B 4AD
Tel. 020 7271 0451**
http://www.lowpay.gov.uk
Notes to Editors
Contact Information
Name BIS Press Office Job Title
Division Department for Business, Innovation & Skills Phone
Fax
Mobile
Email bispress.releases@bis.gsi.gov.uk
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Published:
5 December 2012
From:
Low Pay Commission
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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