§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 9 December 2001,Official Report, column 323, in how many cases information has been passed by Inland Revenue staff to the National Minimum Wage Unit on non-compliant employers; and what the outcome of such investigations has been. [25185]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithNearly 5,000 working families tax credit applications have been the subject of an employer inquiry by NMW staff. Non-compliance has been identified in just over a third of such cases.