Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure – in the Senedd at 2:04 pm on 5 October 2016.
I think it’s essential that we see the living wage—and that’s the proper living wage—rolled out right across the economy. As a Government, we’re taking action to promote the living wage in the private sector. Material is being produced on the benefits of adopting the living wage, and that’s shared with businesses, using existing business support mechanisms, and we’ll continue to work with the private sector on this agenda. Presiding Officer, we recognise the role as well that procurement can play in supporting the wider adoption of the living wage, and we’ve recently been consulting on the development of a code of practice on ethical employment within the supply chain, which explores how contracting authorities can consider fair work packages, including the living wage, as part of procurement.