§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give details of research his Department has commissioned into the minimum wage proposals of the social charter; and if he will place the findings in the Library.
§ Mr. HowardMy Department has commissioned no external research into the minimum wage proposals of the social charter. Officials in the Department have carried out work to estimate the costs of imposing a national minimum wage in Britain. A note explaining the method used has been placed in the Library.