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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Jim McGovern (Labour). It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Thursday, 4 May 2006 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.


National Minimum Wage

Question
How many workers he estimates will receive higher pay as a result of the recently announced increase in the minimum wage; and how many of these workers will be women. [67734]
Answer

The DTI estimates that just over 1.3 million workers stand to benefit from the October 2006 increase in the national minimum wage. Of the estimated 1.3 million beneficiaries, two thirds are women.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
67734 
445 c1096 
Session
2005-06
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Women Increases Minimum wage Recipients
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk