§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many workers in Birkenhead have benefited from the national minimum wage. [166494]
§ Mr. SutcliffeIt is not possible to provide estimates specifically for Birkenhead. However, based on the Office for National Statistics' Low Pay data released in 2003, the DTI estimates that around 140,000 people in the North West stood to benefit from the introduction of the national minimum wage in April 1999.
The DTI estimates that between 210,000 and 240,000 people in the North West stand to benefit from the October 2004 uprating of the National Minimum Wage.