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1714983

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: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, in how many cases businesses in Wales were found to be non-compliant with minimum wage legislation in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	24255
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. Regional data for Wales has been provided in Table 1.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: National Minimum Wage arrears, workers identified, and penalties issued in Wales, 2019/20 to 2021/22.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Arrears</p></td><td><p>Number of workers</p></td><td><p>Penalties issued</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>£325,419</p></td><td><p>4,227</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>£262,408</p></td><td><p>3,895</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>£69,769</p></td><td><p>661</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 08/05/2024 09:32:26 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1714984

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: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many employers in Wales her Department named as being non-compliant with minimum wage legislation in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	24256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The government takes enforcement of the minimum wage seriously. We take robust action against employers who do not pay their staff correctly. Publicly naming employers who do not comply with the rules is an important part of enforcement.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Employers named as being non-compliant with minimum wage legislation in Wales, 2019/20 to 2023/24. No rounds of the Naming Scheme took place in 2019/20 and 2022/23.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Employers named</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023/24</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 09/05/2024 15:21:35 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1650927

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
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: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent estimate she has made of the level of compliance with the national minimum wage in (a) Newport West constituency and (b) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	192925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>All businesses – irrespective of their size, business sector or location – are responsible for paying the correct minimum wage to their staff.</p><p>The government takes enforcing the minimum wage seriously and has more than doubled the budget for compliance and enforcement to £27.8 million for 2022/23, up from £13.2 million in 2015/16.</p><p>In 2021/22, HMRC returned arrears of almost £70,000 to 661 workers in Wales. Since 2015, the Government has ordered employers to repay over £100 million to over 1 million workers.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 11/07/2023 15:42:37 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

850847

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of employers in Wales who paid national minimum wage arrears in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	130071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The government is clear that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum and Living Wage (NMW) should receive it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not record statistics on complaints or investigations by reference to countries of the United Kingdom, Government regions, constituencies or counties.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) undertook a more detailed analysis of NMW enforcement by workplace regions over the 2015/16 and 2016/17 financial years for the government evidence to the Low Pay Commission (LPC). Information on NMW enforcement by workplace regions for earlier years is not readily available. The data included in the LPC regional analysis is limited to the arrears identified in HMRC investigations. Furthermore, the workplace regions in the analysis relate to the employer’s registered trading address, and not necessarily where the NMW arrears occurred or where the affected workers were based.</p><p> </p><p>Further information can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/561779/beis-16-37-national-minimum-wage-government-evidence-for-lpc-autumn-2016-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/561779/beis-16-37-national-minimum-wage-government-evidence-for-lpc-autumn-2016-report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630197/nmw-nlw-lpc-evidence-compliance-enforcement-2017.pdf</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 05/03/2018 16:43:05 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

751208

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of employers in Wales who were successfully prosecuted for paying less than the minimum wage in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW or NLW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not record statistics on complaints or investigations by reference to countries of the United Kingdom, Government regions, constituencies or counties. Since 1999, when NMW enforcement began, HMRC has identified over 25,500 employers with total NMW arrears of almost £79 million. Last year (2016/17) HMRC identified over 1,100 employers with total NMW arrears of over £10.9 million.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC cannot comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers, as it has a duty to maintain taxpayer confidentiality. However, the Department for Business for Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) run a naming scheme for employers who are found to have underpaid NMW. You can find more information at: <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>I refer the honourable member to the answer provided on 18<sup>th</sup> July 2016, at UIN 42723, for information on prosecution results.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4274 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:03:56 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

750806

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies in Wales are known to have paid employees less than the minimum wage in each year for which figures are available; and if he will list those companies and their location.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW or NLW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not record statistics on complaints or investigations by reference to countries of the United Kingdom, Government regions, constituencies or counties. Since 1999, when NMW enforcement began, HMRC has identified over 25,500 employers with total NMW arrears of almost £79 million. Last year (2016/17) HMRC identified over 1,100 employers with total NMW arrears of over £10.9 million.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC cannot comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers, as it has a duty to maintain taxpayer confidentiality. However, the Department for Business for Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) run a naming scheme for employers who are found to have underpaid NMW. You can find more information at: <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>I refer the honourable member to the answer provided on 18<sup>th</sup> July 2016, at UIN 42723, for information on prosecution results.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4482 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:03:56 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

648668

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was collected from employers paying less than the minimum wage in Wales in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
uin	55698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW or NLW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) reviews all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not record statistics on complaints or the outcomes of its investigations by reference to countries of the United Kingdom, Government regions, constituencies or counties. In 2015-16, HMRC identified arrears of almost £10.3 million for over 58,000 workers from 958 employers.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the honourable Member to the answer of 18<sup>th</sup> July (Written Question 42723) for information on prosecution results. There have been no prosecutions in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 55696 55697 question first answered 05/12/2016 17:02:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

648669

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations there were into employers for paying less than the minimum wage in Wales in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
uin	55696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW or NLW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) reviews all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not record statistics on complaints or the outcomes of its investigations by reference to countries of the United Kingdom, Government regions, constituencies or counties. In 2015-16, HMRC identified arrears of almost £10.3 million for over 58,000 workers from 958 employers.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the honourable Member to the answer of 18<sup>th</sup> July (Written Question 42723) for information on prosecution results. There have been no prosecutions in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 55697 55698 question first answered 05/12/2016 17:02:28 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

648860

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many prosecutions there were of employers for paying less than the minimum wage in Wales in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
uin	55697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW or NLW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) reviews all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not record statistics on complaints or the outcomes of its investigations by reference to countries of the United Kingdom, Government regions, constituencies or counties. In 2015-16, HMRC identified arrears of almost £10.3 million for over 58,000 workers from 958 employers.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the honourable Member to the answer of 18<sup>th</sup> July (Written Question 42723) for information on prosecution results. There have been no prosecutions in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 55696 55698 question first answered 05/12/2016 17:02:28 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

416435

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes to the minimum wage on the care sector in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	8843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government carried out an analysis of the impact of the National Living Wage, using a similar approach to that published by the Office for Budget Responsibility, which considered the implications at the business, sector, regional and aggregate economy level.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will publish a full impact assessment for the introduction of the National Living Wage alongside the implementing regulations. These regulations will be debated in both Houses of Parliament in time to come into force on 1 April 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 8848 question first answered 14/09/2015 16:01:54 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams