§ Mr. Tom KingTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what research has been commissioned, what estimates have been made by his Department and what information presented to him, regarding the costs per annum to the total defence budget of the introduction of a minimum wage at(a) £3.50 an hour, (b) £4 an hour and (c) £4.40 an hour; and if he will make a statement. [2105]
§ Dr. John ReidI refer the right hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade (Mrs. Beckett) on 9 June (Official Report, Col. 310).