§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many part-time workers from Shrewsbury and Atcham have benefited from the provisions relating to equal pay and conditions in the Part-Time Workers Directive; and if he will make a statement. [131144]
§ Mr. Alan JohnsonThe Regulations introduced on 1 July 2000 provide a guarantee of fair treatment to all 6 million part-time workers in Britain. It is estimated that over 400,000 workers will benefit from the Regulations. No information on numbers of beneficiaries is available below the national level.
§ Dr. KumarTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many part-time workers will benefit from the Part-Time Workers Directive(a) nationally, (b) in Teesside and (c) in the constituency of Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East; and if he will make a statement. [131204]
§ Mr. Alan Johnson[holding answer 18 July 2000]The Regulations introduced on 1 July 2000 provide a guarantee of fair treatment to all 6 million part-time workers in Britain. It is estimated that over 400,000 workers will benefit from the Regulations. No information on numbers of beneficiaries is available below the national level.