§ Hugh BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many(a) men and (b) women in (i) York unitary authority area and (ii) the City of York parliamentary constituency benefited from the national minimum wage in the last year for which figures are available. [135938]
§ Mr. SutcliffeIt is not possible to provide estimates specifically for the York unitary authority area or for the City of York parliamentary constituency. However, based on the Office for National Statistics'Low Pay data for 2003, the DTI estimates that between 110,000 and 140,000 people in Yorkshire and the Humber are expected to benefit from the increase in minimum wage rates in October 2003.
It is not possible to provide a gender breakdown for Yorkshire and the Humber. For the UK as a whole, around 70 per cent. of those who are expected to benefit from the October 2003 uprating are women.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate she has made of the number of people in(a) Leeds and (b) Leeds, West who will gain from the latest minimum wage increase. [136056]
§ Mr. SutcliffeIt is not possible to provide estimates specifically for Leeds or for Leeds, West. However, based on the Office for National Statistics' Low Pay data for 2003, the DTI estimates that between 110,000 and 140,000 people in Yorkshire and the Humber are expected to benefit from the increase in minimum wage rates in October 2003.