§ Mr. AlexanderTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many employers have been reported by46W minimum wage inspectors for paying less than the national minimum wage in (a) Scotland and (b) the United Kingdom, broken down by size of firm. [111436]
§ Mr. Alan JohnsonThe following data refer to all complaint cases passed to the network compliance teams by the minimum wage helpline for inspection and subsequently closed at the end of January 2000. Data on information where non-compliance was detected by minimum wage inspectors in the course of their targeted inspection visits will not be available until late March. I will write to my hon. Friend when that information becomes available.
Number of employees Scotland United Kingdom 1–10 58 692 11–100 71 635 100+ 13 220 Total 142 1,547