§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to her answer to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Dr. Jones) of 18 February,Official Report, columns 345–46, which research study estimated that a 10 per cent. change in wages council rates would lead to a change in employment of 0.6 per cent.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythAn estimate of this order of magnitude was made by Kaufman in 1989. That is one of several United Kingdom studies which show that statutory minima reduce job opportunities, although different estimates have been made about the size of the effects.