Question reference: S6W-03692
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 11 October 2021
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Ivan McKee on 14 October 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that it is using every opportunity to use government funding to promote fair work and pay people the real living wage.
Answer
We have consistently pushed the boundaries in our procurement activity to achieve payment of the real Living Wage to those employed in public contracts, and have provided extensive guidance and support to public bodies on this issue.
We are making payment of the real Living Wage a condition of winning Scottish Government contracts and we will engage widely to encourage this practice across the public sector in Scotland.
We acknowledge the valuable work that others such as the Fair Work Convention and the Poverty Alliance have undertaken in this area.
The Scottish Government will bring this matter to parliament on return from parliamentary recess.