HC Deb 15 March 2000 vol 346 c227W
21. Mr. Nigel Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in Northern Ireland have benefited from the national minimum wage. [113238]

Mr. Ingram

There is no definitive estimate of the number of people directly affected by the National Minimum Wage legislation. However, the latest official estimates relating to the period March-May 1999 indicate that 6.8 per cent. of Northern Ireland employees were earning less than the Minimum Wage. This compares with 10.1 per cent. in the same period one year earlier, representing a reduction over the period of 3.3 percentage points.

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