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  Opposition Day - Banking - National Minimum Wage
  
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  @ MP voted no against strengthening the enforcement of the minimum wage, against increasing the national minimum wage, and against encouraging employers to pay a living wage.
  @ MP voted aye to strengthen the enforcement of the minimum wage, to increase the national minimum wage, and to encourage employers to pay a living wage.
  
  The majority of MPs voted against strengthening the enforcement of the minimum wage, against increasing the national minimum wage, and against encouraging employers to pay a living wage. 
  
  The motion rejected in this vote was:
  
  :That this House
  :''celebrates'' the 15th anniversary of the introduction of the National Minimum Wage, which falls this year, and the contribution it has made to making work pay, boosting living standards and tackling in-work poverty;
  notes that, before the National Minimum Wage was established, poverty pay was widespread and that the Conservative Party and many Liberal Democrat hon. Members opposed its introduction;
  :''further notes'' that families are on average Â£1,600 worse off a year and that the National Minimum Wage is now worth less in real terms than in May 2010;
  :''further notes'' that the Government has not backed up its promise to name and shame firms not paying the minimum wage;
  :''calls on the Government'' to strengthen enforcement of the National Minimum Wage, including by increasing fines for non-payment of the National Minimum Wage and giving local authorities enforcement powers; and 
  :''further calls'' on the Government to encourage employers to pay a living wage and take action to restore the value of the National Minimum Wage so that the UK can earn its way out of the cost of living crisis and to help control the cost of social security.
  
  
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