§ Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the answer of 1 April 2004,Official Report,columns 1592–94W, on the National Minimum Wage, for what average length of time compliance officers identified the National Minimum Wage was being underpaid in 2003–04. [173960]
§ Mr. Sutcliffe[holding answer 18 May 2004]: This information is not readily available at the moment. However, the Inland Revenue, who enforce the minimum wage on behalf of the DTI, are about to undertake a sampling exercise on successful cases and we will write to the hon. Member with further details when the exercise has been completed at the end of June.