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1714982

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many times her Department has taken enforcement action against businesses for non-compliance with minimum wage legislation in each financial year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	24254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>All businesses – irrespective of their size or business sector – are responsible for paying the correct minimum wage to their staff. The government is clear that anyone entitled to be paid the minimum wage should receive it and takes robust enforcement action against employers who do not pay their staff correctly. HMRC enforces minimum wage regulations on behalf of DBT. <br></p><p>Table 1: National Minimum Wage arrears, workers identified, and penalties issued from 2015/16 – 2021/22. Statistics for 2022/23 have not been published yet.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Arrears</p></td><td><p>Number of workers</p></td><td><p>Penalties issued</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£10,281,396</p></td><td><p>58,080</p></td><td><p>815</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£10,918,047</p></td><td><p>98,150</p></td><td><p>821</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£15,615,609</p></td><td><p>201,785</p></td><td><p>810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£24,447,919</p></td><td><p>221,581</p></td><td><p>1,008</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>£20,836,609</p></td><td><p>263,350</p></td><td><p>992</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>£16,758,324</p></td><td><p>155,196</p></td><td><p>575</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>£16,316,841</p></td><td><p>120,295</p></td><td><p>696</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 08/05/2024 09:20:38 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1714985

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many minimum wage investigations HMRC concluded in each financial year since 2019 in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	24257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) receives it.</p><p>HMRC continues to crack down on employers who ignore the law, ensuring that workers receive the wages they are entitled to.</p><p>Data on the number of closed investigations in Wales is published routinely by financial years.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/627cbe7ed3bf7f0536700ed2/nlw-nmw-enforcement-compliance-statistics.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/627cbe7ed3bf7f0536700ed2/nlw-nmw-enforcement-compliance-statistics.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/643566dc89f19f000c3cfb1c/supplementary_data_for_enforcement_and_compliance_report.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/643566dc89f19f000c3cfb1c/supplementary_data_for_enforcement_and_compliance_report.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 08/05/2024 08:18:14 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1627173

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Enforcement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the detection rate for underpayment of the National Minimum Wage by employers; what incentives there are to ensure that employers comply with the National Minimum Wage; and what action they are taking to enforce compliance with, and to prevent underpayment of, the National Minimum Wage.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL7782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>In 2021/22, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) concluded over 2,800 minimum wage investigations and returned more than £16.3m in arrears to over 120,000 workers. HMRC issued 696 fines totalling £13.2m to businesses who had failed to pay the minimum wage. Where there has been an underpayment, HMRC will instruct the employer to pay workers the arrears owed, and a penalty of up to 200% of arrears.</p><p>HMRC’s Promote team issued 7.8 million advisory notices to workers, employers, and their agents increasing awareness of the rules. Since 2015, the Government has ordered employers to repay over £100 million to over 1 million workers.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 25/05/2023 16:08:54 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1386649

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department’s press release, Over 200 employers called out for falling short of paying staff the minimum wage, published on 8 December 2021, how many employers were named and fined; how many people were paid back; and what amount of wages were recovered as a result of unpaid trial shifts at the outset of employment.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	90445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>In the latest naming round, 208 employers were named for failing to pay £1.2m to around 12,000 workers. The employers were also ordered to pay nearly £2m in penalties.</p><p> </p><p>Unpaid working time, which can include unpaid trial shifts, was a factor in 29% of these cases. Further information is available here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1039498/R18_Education_Bulletin_-_salaried_hours_final.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1039498/R18_Education_Bulletin_-_salaried_hours_final.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Publicly naming these employers sends a clear message that it is never acceptable to underpay workers and that the minority who do so will not get off lightly. It also acts as an important tool that raises awareness of the rules.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 14/12/2021 11:31:47 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1344775

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to create a single enforcement body for the enforcement of the national minimum wage.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	29123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs already effectively enforces the minimum wage. Since 2015, HMRC has ordered employers to return £100m to 1 million workers who had been underpaid.</p><p> </p><p>The Government have been unequivocal in our commitment to protect and enhance workers’ rights as build back better from the pandemic and to bring forward legislative proposals to better protect vulnerable workers and create a level playing-field for the majority of employers complying with the law.</p><p> </p><p>As laid out in our manifesto, legislating to establish a Single Enforcement Body for employment rights will be a central part of our efforts to achieve this ambition.</p><p> </p><p>We have already made good progress on this by publishing our response to the consultation, which sets out high level proposals for the body. As laid out in our response, this new single enforcement body will bring together three existing bodies: the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority, the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate, and HMRC’s National Minimum Wage Enforcement.</p><p> </p><p>We will bring forward further detailed proposals in due course, and in the meantime continue to work with stakeholders to take necessary action to support businesses and protect jobs.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 12/07/2021 13:29:28 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1132289

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2019 to Question 261273, what the outcomes of the HMRC investigations that were completed but did not result in employers being found non-compliant were.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	264793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>HMRC may open an investigation into an employer’s compliance with National Minimum Wage law either following a worker complaint or via proactive risk-based enforcement activity. Where HMRC find no minimum wage arrears are due, they will not take enforcement action such as issuing a Notice of Underpayment and financial penalty.</p><p> </p><p>Where HMRC find that arrears are due to workers they will generally issue a Notice of Underpayment and financial penalty. In some cases, employers may be allowed to carry out self-correction action which ensures that workers are paid the money due to them without the issue of a Notice of Underpayment. Overall, in 2018/19 HMRC found arrears in 45% of cases they closed; this “strike rate” has increased year-on year since the introduction of the National Living Wage in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>This information will be covered in more detail in BEIS’ Minimum Wage Enforcement and Compliance report, which we will publish in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 20/06/2019 09:03:25 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 124076 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1132290

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2019 to Question 260713 on Minimum Wage, whether the Director of Labour Market Enforcement recommended that the naming of non-compliant employers be suspended for the duration of the review of the National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	264794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to enforcing the National Minimum Wage (NMW). We have more than doubled HMRC’s budget for NMW compliance and enforcement since 2015 to £27.4 million for 2019/20.</p><p> </p><p>The Director of Labour Market Enforcement recommended evaluation of the National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme in his 2018/19 Strategy. The Director’s consultation revealed mixed views from stakeholders about naming; some were strongly supportive, whilst others proposed ideas for increasing its effectiveness as a deterrent to underpayment of the minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>The Government decided to pause the naming of non-compliant employers while we determine what changes are needed to make sure the scheme continues to have resonance and acts as a tool to drive compliance.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/06/2019 09:25:45 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1130344

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his Department holds on the (a) underpayment of the national minimum wage by employers, (b) amount of arrears and fines paid by employers for underpayment of the national minimum wage and (c) number of successful prosecutions of employers for underpayment of the national minimum wage for the 2018-19 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	261273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is clear that all employers are responsible for paying their staff correctly. Anyone entitled to the Minimum Wage should receive it. We have more than doubled the budget for minimum wage compliance and enforcement since 2015; it is now at a record high of £27.4 million.</p><p> </p><p>Last year was a record year for NMW enforcement. Across the 2018/19 financial year HMRC identified a record £24.4 million in minimum wage arrears, for over 220,000 workers. HMRC completed almost 3,000 investigations; issuing £17 million in financial penalties to over 1,000 non-compliant employers.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2007, 14 employers have been successfully prosecuted for underpaying the Minimum Wage. HMRC issued 7 Labour Market Enforcement Undertakings in the 2018/19 financial year.</p><p> </p><p>This information will be covered in more detail in BEIS’ Minimum Wage Enforcement and Compliance report, which we will publish in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 11/06/2019 15:49:03 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

785172

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will place a copy in the Library of the service level agreement between his Department and the HM Revenue and Customs National Minimum Wage Enforcement Team.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	111716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government publishes detail on the enforcement policy HMRC delivers here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/enforcing-national-minimum-wage-law" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/enforcing-national-minimum-wage-law</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also published detail on HMRC’s work in enforcing the NMW here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-minimum-wage-government-evidence-to-the-low-pay-commission-on-compliance-and-enforcement-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-minimum-wage-government-evidence-to-the-low-pay-commission-on-compliance-and-enforcement-2017</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 15/11/2017 09:15:22 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

715055

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the budget is for HM Revenue and Customs national minimum wage enforcement for 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	69835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs have a budget of £20 million to enforce the National Minimum Wage for 2016/17, up from £13m in 2015/16.</p><p>In the 2016 Autumn Statement my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a £4.3m increase, further to the £1 million already planned, bringing the enforcement budget to £25.3 million for 2017/18.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/04/2017 09:09:13 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield