§ Pete WishartTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence 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. [90609]
§ Dr. MoonieBased on the net working hours of Ministry of Defence staff, increasing the minimum wage by any of the rates at(a) to (e) will have no impact on the cost of salaries for the MOD.