§ Mr. Tom KingTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what research has been commissioned and what estimates have been made by his Department and what information presented to him, regarding the costs per annum to the total Welsh Office 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. [2112]
§ Mr. HainI refer the right hon. Member to the reply given to him by my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade,Official Report, 9 June 1997, column 310.