Written question asked by Lord Maude of Horsham (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 June 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 June 2008. It was answered by Pat McFadden (Labour) on Thursday, 10 July 2008 on behalf of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.

Minimum Wage: Publicity

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform if he will list the (a) location and (b) date of each visit made by the Minimum Wage bus.

Answer

The national minimum wage bus tour began on 9 January 2008 and ended on 9 March 2008. Locations visited during the nine week tour are as follows:

	Locations visited
9 January 2008	Walthamstow, Tower Hamlets, Hackney
10 January 2008	Stratford, East Ham
11 January 2008	Lewisham
12 January 2008	Peckham
16 January 2008	Erdington, Perry Barr, Oldbury
17 January 2008	Birmingham
18 January 2008	Small Heath
19 January 2008	Birmingham City Centre
23 January 2008	Blackburn
24 January 2008	Salford, Longsight, Wythenshaw
25 January 2008	Eccles, Harpurhey, Withington
26 January 2008	Manchester City Centre
30 January 2008	Nottingham
31 January 2008	Sutton in Ashfield, Mansfield
1 February 2008	Coventry
2 February 2008	Nottingham
6 February 2008	Barnsley
7 February 2008	Bradford
8 February 2008	Rotherham
9 February 2008	Sheffield City Centre, Handsworth
13 February 2008	Huyton
14 February 2008	Speke, Toxteth
15 February 2008	Kirkby, Walton
16 February 2008	Liverpool City Centre
18 February 2008	Newcastle City Centre
19 February 2008	Washington, Killingworth
20 February 2008	Easterhouse
21 February 2008	Tollcross, Parkhead, Clydebank
22 February 2008	Cathcart, Cambuslang
23 February 2008	Glasgow City Centre
27 February 2008	Fishponds, Redland, Filton
28 February 2008	Bristol City Centre
29 February 2008	Pontprennau, Newport, Caerphilly
1 March 2008	Cardiff City Centre
5 March 2008	Wood Green, Finsbury Park
6 March 2008	Edmonton, Tottenham, Stoke Newington
7 March 2008	Islington, Camden
8 March 2008	Brent Cross, Ealing, Willesden
9 March 2008	Bethnal Green

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