§ Huw Irranca-DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate she has made of the number of low paid workers who will directly benefit from the increase in the minimum wage in(a) the constituency of Ogmore, (b) Bridgend county borough and (c) Wales. [164554]
§ Mr. SutcliffeIt is not possible to provide estimates specifically for the constituency of Ogmore or Bridgend county borough. Based on the Office for National Statistics'Low Pay data released in 2003, the DTI estimates that between 90,000 and 110,000 people in Wales stand to benefit directly from the October 2004 uprating of the National Minimum Wage (that was recently announced).