§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what action has been taken on enforcement of the national minimum wage in Scotland. [62155]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe Inland Revenue has two specialist teams, one based in Aberdeen, the other in East Kilbride who are responsible for enforcing the national minimum wage in Scotland. Since April 1999 the two teams have completed over 1,700 investigations in Scotland, recovering over £627,000 in wage arrears.