To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action has been taken against employers in Portsmouth South who have failed to pay the national minimum wage; and if she will make a statement. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action has been taken against employers in Portsmouth South who have failed to pay the national minimum wage; and if she will make a statement. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many cases of employers breaking the minimum wage regulations were reported in the last two years. - Table given.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many cases of employers breaking the minimum wage regulations were reported in the last two years. - Table given.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to increase the level of penalties for employers who fail to comply with the minimum wage legislation; what the maximum penalty is that can be imposed on employers who fail to comply with the minimum wage...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to increase the level of penalties for employers who fail to comply with the minimum wage legislation; what the maximum penalty is that can be imposed on employers who fail to comply with the minimum wage...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to review the resources available for employment rights enforcement. - Inc ref to Employment Relations Act 1999.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to review the resources available for employment rights enforcement. - Inc ref to Employment Relations Act 1999.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to increase penalties for breaches of employment law. - Inc ref to Employment Act 2002 and Employment Relations Act 1999.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to increase penalties for breaches of employment law. - Inc ref to Employment Act 2002 and Employment Relations Act 1999.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) penalties and (b) cautions have been issued against employers who have not complied with the national minimum wage in (i) the United Kingdom and (ii) Scotland. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) penalties and (b) cautions have been issued against employers who have not complied with the national minimum wage in (i) the United Kingdom and (ii) Scotland. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the impact of the sanctions proposed for firms that fail to comply with the Information and Consultation Directive.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the impact of the sanctions proposed for firms that fail to comply with the Information and Consultation Directive.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his Answer of 5th March 2001, 364 c43W, what recent representations he has received on the adequacy of specialist working time officer availability.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his Answer of 5th March 2001, 364 c43W, what recent representations he has received on the adequacy of specialist working time officer availability.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his Answer of 15th February 2001 at 363 c289W, how many specialist working time officers there are in the United Kingdom. - Includes figure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his Answer of 15th February 2001 at 363 c289W, how many specialist working time officers there are in the United Kingdom. - Includes figure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what resources are available to enforce the Working Time Directive.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what resources are available to enforce the Working Time Directive.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many enforcement notices have been issued to employers to help enforce the national minimum wage. - Includes ref since 1 April 1999, Inland Revenue have issued 328 enforcement notices against employers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many enforcement notices have been issued to employers to help enforce the national minimum wage. - Includes ref since 1 April 1999, Inland Revenue have issued 328 enforcement notices against employers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many enforcement officers, region by region, are employed to police employers who pay less than the national minimum wage. - Includes figures and table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many enforcement officers, region by region, are employed to police employers who pay less than the national minimum wage. - Includes figures and table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the enforcement procedures for the (a) minimum wage and (b) Working Time Directive indicating the number of prosecutions secured to date. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the enforcement procedures for the (a) minimum wage and (b) Working Time Directive indicating the number of prosecutions secured to date. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which companies in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK have been prosecuted for violating the national minimum wage legislation. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which companies in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK have been prosecuted for violating the national minimum wage legislation. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many cases have been recorded of companies failing to make payments awarded by employment tribunals due to the company having been liquidated, in each of the last three years. - Includes fact that records are not kept of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many cases have been recorded of companies failing to make payments awarded by employment tribunals due to the company having been liquidated, in each of the last three years. - Includes fact that records are not kept of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the number of employers in breach of regulations relating to the national minimum wage during 1999-2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the number of employers in breach of regulations relating to the national minimum wage during 1999-2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the total cost to his Department will be in the financial year 2000-01 of the salaries of the trading standards officers employed by his Department to enforce the law requiring the sale of goods in metric units; how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the total cost to his Department will be in the financial year 2000-01 of the salaries of the trading standards officers employed by his Department to enforce the law requiring the sale of goods in metric units; how many...