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Export Credits Guarantee Department
Mr. Arbuthnot: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when consultation on changes to the anti-bribery and corruption procedures at the Export Credits Guarantee Department will be launched; and when it is expected to end. [223713]
Mr. Alexander: The Export Credits Guarantee Department launched a consultation on the changes to its anti-bribery and corruption procedures introduced in December 2004 on 18 March 2005. Details of this can be found on its website at www.ecgd.gov.uk.
The consultation will close on 18 June 2005.
Mr. Arbuthnot: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will estimate the costs to be paid by her Department to the plaintiffs, the Corner House in respect of her Department's settlement of the case relating to consultation on Export Credits Guarantee Department forms. [223714]
Mr. Alexander: No claim for any particular sum has yet been submitted by the Comer House. As a result no reliable estimate can yet be formulated.
Gaelic Language
Mr. Alan Reid: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what her Department's policy is on the use of the Gaelic language; and what plans her Department has to prepare and implement a Gaelic language scheme. [217097]
Ms Hewitt: Marketing communication materials are translated into Gaelic and other minority or foreign languages according to objectives and target audience requirements.
Large Print Versions
Mr. Chaytor: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will require the Insolvency Agency to make available to the public on request large print versions of standard documentation' and if she will make a statement. [223978]
Mr. Sutcliffe: The Insolvency Service is fully aware of its responsibilities to its users in line with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. Where it is possible to do so the Insolvency Service will accommodate requests made by the public for large print versions of any standard leaflets or documentation.
Minimum Wage
Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people in the Chorley constituency have benefited from the national minimum wage since its introduction. [212095]
Mr. Sutcliffe: Reliable figures cannot be produced for Chorley due to small sample size.
The DTI estimates that around 120,000 people in the North West of England stood to benefit from the introduction of the national minimum wage in October
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1999. It is estimated that around 160,000 people in the North West of England stood to benefit from the October 1999 estimate on the Office for National Statistics' central estimate of low pay; the 2004 estimate is based on data from the annual survey of hours and Earnings.
Minimum Wage (Lancashire)
Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people have benefited from the minimum wage in (a) the North West, (b) Lancashire and (c) Chorley since its introduction. [216236]
Mr. Sutcliffe: The information requested is as follows:
(a) The DTI estimates that around 120,000 people in the North West of England stood to benefit from the introduction of the national minimum wage in October 1999. It is estimated that around 160,000 people in the North West of England stood to benefit from the October 2004 uprating of the national minimum wage. The DTI has based the October 1999 estimate on the Office for National Statistics' central estimate of low pay; the 2004 estimate is based on data from the annual survey of hours and earnings.
National Minimum Wage
Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what her estimate is of the number of people in the (a) London region and (b) Leyton and Wanstead constituency who have benefited from the most recent rise in the national minimum wage. [208773]
Mr. Sutcliffe: The information requested is as follows:
(a) The DTI estimates that around 90,000 people in London have benefited from the October 2004 uprating of the national minimum wage. The DTI has based this estimate on the April 2004 annual survey of hours and earnings.
Mr. Fisher: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what her estimate is of the number of people in Stoke-on-Trent who have benefited from the most recent rise in the national minimum wage. [209897]
Mr. Sutcliffe: Reliable figures cannot be produced for Stoke-on-Trent Central due to small sample size.
The DTI estimates that around 140,000 people in the West Midlands stood to benefit from the October 2004 uprating of the national minimum rage. The DTI has based this estimate on the April 2004 annual survey of hours and earnings.
Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the (a) monetary and (b) percentage increase has been of each uprating of the national minimum wage since its introduction. [214027]
Mr. Sutcliffe:
The following tables present the monetary and percentage increase of each uprating of the national minimum wage since its introduction.
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(6)The adult rate applies to workers aged 22 or above
(7)The youth development rate applies to workers aged 18–21
Mr. Salter: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people in Reading, West constituency have benefited from the national minimum wage since its introduction. [215817]
Mr. Sutcliffe: Reliable figures cannot be produced for Reading, West due to small sample size.
The DTI estimates that around 110,000 people in the South East of England stood to benefit from the introduction of the national minimum wage in October 1999. It is also estimated that around 110,000 people in the South East of England stood to benefit from the October 2004 uprating of the national minimum wage. The DTI has based the October 1999 estimate on the Office for National Statistics' central estimate of low pay; the 2004 estimate is based on data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
National Minimum Wage (Edinburgh)
Mr. Lazarowicz: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people in Edinburgh North and Leith constituency have benefited from the national minimum wage since its introduction. [211571]
Mr. Sutcliffe: Reliable figures cannot be produced for Edinburgh North and Leith due to small sample size.
The DTI estimates that around 90,000 people in Scotland stood to benefit from the introduction of the national minimum wage in October 1999. It is estimated that around 130,000 people in Scotland stood to benefit from the October 2004 uprating of the national minimum wage. The DTI has based the October 1999 estimate on the Office for National Statistics' central estimate of low pay; the 2004 estimate is based on data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
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