§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people working in the Greater London area receive the national minimum wage. [32123]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 4 February 2002:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question about the number of workers in Greater London who receive the National Minimum Wage (NMW). (32123)The estimated number of jobs in the United Kingdom with pay below NMW rates in April 2001 was 320,000. Of these 50,000 relate to 18–21 year olds and 270,000 relate to 22 year olds and over.The National Statistics website contains estimates for the numbers and proportions of jobs paid at below NMW rates for Government Office Regions for all persons. However, for Greater London the estimates are not available because the survey sample sizes are too small to provide reliable information. Figures are posted at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/themes/labour_market/pay_and_earnings/measuring_low_pay.asp