HC Deb 12 May 2004 vol 421 cc438-9W
Mr. Djanogly

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many workers in Huntingdon constituency have benefited from the national minimum wage. [170862]

Mr. Sutcliffe

It is not possible to provide estimates specifically for the constituency of Huntingdon. However, based on the Office for National Statistics' Low Pay data released in 2003, the DTI estimates that around 90,000 people in the Eastern region stood to benefit from the introduction of the National Minimum Wage in April 1999. Between 80,000 and 90,000 people were expected to have benefited from the October 2003 uprating of the National Minimum Wage.

Mr. Meacher

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many workers in Oldham West and Royton have benefited from the national minimum wage. [170937]

Mr. Sutcliffe

It is not possible to provide estimates specifically for the constituency of Oldham West and Royton. 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. Between 130,000 and 160,000 people were expected to have benefited from the October 2003 uprating of the national minimum wage.

Mr. Pickthall

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many workers in West Lancashire have benefited from the national minimum wage. [171726]

Mr. Sutcliffe

It is not possible to provide estimates specifically for the constituency of West Lancashire. 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. Between 130,000 and 160,000 people were expected to have benefited from the October 2003 uprating of the national minimum wage.

Mr. Borrow

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many workers in South Ribble have benefited from the national minimum wage. [172147]

Mr. Sutcliffe

It is not possible to provide estimates specifically for the constituency of South Ribble. 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. Between 130,000 and 160,000 people were expected to have benefited from the October 2003 uprating of the National Minimum Wage.