§ Mr. Tom KingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what research has been commissioned, what estimates have been made by his department and what information presented to him, regarding the costs per annum to the national health service of the introduction of a minimum wage at(a) £3.50 an hour, (b) £4 an hour and (c) £4.40 an hour; and if he will make a statement. [2104]
§ Mr. MilburnI refer the right hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade on 9 June 1997,Official Report, column 310.