HC Deb 13 January 2003 vol 397 c416W
Pete Wishart

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the impact of increasing the minimum wage(a) in line with average earnings, (b) to £4.17 per hour, (c) to £4.87 per hour, (d) to £5.00 per hour and (e) to £5.30 per hour, on the cost of salaries of departmental employees (i) in total and (ii) for each nation of the United Kingdom in the next financial year. [90596]

Ruth Kelly

Increasing the minimum wage by(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) will have no impact on the cost of salaries for HM Treasury.