Proceeding contribution from Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 8 February 2012. It occurred during Grand Committee proceedings (HC) on Agricultural Policy.
Agricultural Policy
No doubt that matter will be debated, but the Minister makes the important point that there will be a facility to approach the adjudicator anonymously. I served on the Public Bill Committee that considered the Public Bodies Act 2011, and I was as disappointed by the outcome as other hon. Members, because the Act gives Ministers the power to abolish the Agricultural Wages Board through secondary legislation. I understand that a consultation is going on, but I was not encouraged by Ministers when we discussed that Bill because they refused all the reasonable arguments that Opposition Members made. Pertinent points were made about new entrants and training. I do not want an industry in which the workers are paid minimum wage. They should be rewarded properly for their skills, and I hope that that will be the case.
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- 2010-12
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- Agriculture Wales
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