Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 December 2003. It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Thursday, 11 December 2003 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many completed successful investigations into underpayment of the National Minimum Wage there have been, broken down by constituency; and how much was recovered in each case. - Including figures.

Answer: Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many completed successful investigations into underpayment of the national minimum wage there have been, broken down by constituency; and how much was recovered in each case. [142634] Mr. Sutcliffe: Between the start of the minimum wage in April 1999 and September 2003 the Inland Revenue have carried out 8,471 successful investigations, in which underpayments of over £14.3 million was identified. These statistics are not available at constituency level.

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