HC Deb 10 June 1999 vol 332 c383W
Mr. Rowlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people employed in(a) his Department and (b) its associated public bodies have benefited from the introduction of the national minimum wage. [86023]

Angela Eagle

4,397 staff in this Department, out of approximately 90,000 staff, have benefited from the introduction of the national minimum wage. This includes the Department's Agencies, and 139 staff in the associated public bodies.