Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are addressed to the Minister for Education, Culture and Employment. The Minister
has heard me a number of times in the last 18 months or so encourage him to consider an increase to the minimum wage and that this government needs to look at the minimum wage and do something about the level. I understand that there has been some work by the department and I’d like to ask the Minister as to the status of the consideration by the department of an increase to minimum wage. Thank you.