HC Deb 12 March 1996 vol 273 c522W
Mr. Meacher

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the total number of workers in receipt of the national minimum wage in(a) the USA, (b) Japan. (c) Australia, (d) Canada, (e) New Zealand and (f) each EU state; and what percentage this represents of the total work force in employment in (a) to (f).[20318]

Mr. John M. Taylor

The Government do not collect this information, and believe that it could be made available only at disproportionate cost.