Written question asked by Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 31 March 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 April 2004. It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Monday, 26 April 2004 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 inspections have been undertaken where no complaint has been made about an employer to ensure that they are complying with the National Minimum Wage provisions in each year since the introduction of the National Minimum Wage; and what level of underpayment was identified as a result of each of these inspections. - Inc table.

Answer: Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many inspections have been undertaken where no complaint has been made about an employer to ensure that they are complying with the National Minimum Wage provisions in each year since the introduction of the National Minimum Wage; and what level of underpayment was identified as a result of each of these inspections. [165826] Mr. Sutcliffe: The number of cases completed and arrears identified since the introduction of the minimum wage, where a complaint had not been received, are provided in the following table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of cases Arrears identified (£) 1999-2000 2,532 158,839 2000-01 4,742 1,025,333 2001-02 3,655 1,206,898 2002-03 4,284 1,043,706 2003-04 3,655 1,205,674 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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