§ Mr. Tom HarrisTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many employers in Glasgow, Cathcart constituency his Department identified in 2001 as paying less than the national minimum wage to their employees. [31213]
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§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from hen Cook to Mr. Tom Harris, dated 29 January 2002:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question about the number of employers in Glasgow, Cathcart constituency who pay their employees less than the national minimum wage (NMW). (31213)The Office for National Statistics (ONS) does not collect information on the number of employers who pay their employees less than NMW rates. However, estimates of the number of jobs paid less than NMW rates are available for the United Kingdom and Government Office Regions on the National Statistics website at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/themes/labour_market/pay_and_earnings/measuring_low_pay.aspEstimates for Parliamentary Constituencies are not available.