§ Huw Irranca-DaviesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of young people who will directly benefit from the introduction of the minimum wage for 16 and 17-year-olds in(a) the constituency of Ogmore, (b) Bridgend county borough and (c) Wales. [164555]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Huw Irranca-Davies, dated 1 April 2004:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the number of young people who will directly benefit from the introduction of the minimum wage for 16 to 17-year-olds in (a) the constituency of Ogmore, (b) Bridgend county borough and (c) Wales. (164555)The Office for National Statistics (ONS) calculates estimates of the total number of jobs paid less than National Minimum Wage rates for the United Kingdom and Government Office Regions (including Wales). A guide to measuring low pay and associated articles and data can be found on the National Statistics website at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=5837&Pos=l&ColRank=l&Rank=272.Estimates for Parliamentary Constituencies and counties are not available for any age group and for 16 to 17-year-olds. estimates are also not available at Government Office Region level.