§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many workers in Oldham, West and Royton have benefited from the national minimum wage. [170946]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Meacher, dated 10 May 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question about the number of workers in Oldham, West and Royton who have benefited from the national minimum wage (NMW). (170946)
Estimates for Parliamentary Constituencies are not available.
However, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) calculates estimates of the number of jobs paid less than NMW rates for the United Kingdom and Government Office Regions. 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