National Minimum Wage (Hansard, 28 October 2003)

HC Deb 28 October 2003 vol 412 cc176-7W 177W

§ Mr. Hoyle
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people will benefit from the latest rise in the national minimum wage in(a) the North West and (b) the UK. [134439]

§ Mr. Sutcliffe
Based on the Office for National Statistic's Low Pay data for 2002, the DTI estimates that between 180,000 and 220,000 people in the North West can expect to benefit from the increase in minimum wage rates in October 2003; DTI estimates that between 1.3 and 1.6 million people can expect to benefit in the UK as a whole.