HC Deb 09 December 1999 vol 340 cc612-3W
34. Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will review the level of the national minimum wage. [100563]

Mr. Alan Johnson

I am keeping the operation of the national minimum wage legislation under review with the help of the independent Low Pay Commission. As with its introduction, any future change to the level of the minimum wage will be made sensibly, taking account of the economic circumstances prevailing at the time.

Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many anonymous calls have been made to the minimum wage hotline giving information relating to breaches of the minimum wage legislation. [101479]

Mr. Alan Johnson

The National Minimum Wage Helpline does not disaggregate calls between anonymous and non-anonymous calls. All calls are followed up. In addition, a number of employers are phoning the helpline to tell us about their competitors who are paying below the national minimum wage. These calls are also followed up.