§ Pete WishartTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will estimate the impact of increasing the minimum wage(a) in line with average earnings, (b) to £4.17 per hour, (c) to £4.87 per hour, (d) to £5.00 per hour and (e) to £5.30 per hour, on the cost of salaries of departmental employees (i)in total and (ii) for each nation of the United Kingdom in the next financial year. [90602]
§ Clare ShortThe department's current minimum wage under our three year pay agreement is £5.25 per hour based on a 37 hour week. There would be no578W financial impact of increasing the minimum wage on the cost of departmental salaries until £5.30 per hour, when the additional cost in the next financial year would be £287 a year and would apply to 11 employees in Scotland only.