Asked by: Margaret Curran (Labour - Glasgow East)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of how many people earned less than the national minimum wage in Scotland in each year since 2010-11.
Answered by Jo Swinson
The most reliable estimates come from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. These are set out below for Scotland. However, there are limitations to the survey. In particular, there is limited scope to use the data to identify where the National Minimum Wage apprentice rate would apply, rather than the equivalent age rate, prior to 2013-14. The apprentice minimum wage rate is lower than for the equivalent minimum age rates for workers. Not taking into account when the apprentice rate would apply will therefore tend to over-estimate the level of non-compliance. An estimate for 2013-14 is also provided below taking into account where the lower apprentice rate would apply.
Year | Estimates of NMW non-compliance in Scotland | ||
Not taking into account when the apprentice rate would apply | Taking into account when the apprentice rate would apply | ||
2010-11 | 19,000 | - | |
2011-12 | 20,000 | - | |
2012-13 | 20,000 | - | |
2013-14 | 16,000 | 11,000 | |
Source: ASHE datasets for 2010-14 | |||
NMW rates are caclulated by taking age into account, data on apprentices is only available for 2013-14 | |||
The Government is committed to increasing compliance with minimum wage legislation and effective enforcement of it. Everyone who is entitled to the minimum wage should receive it. Individuals should contact the Pay and Work Rights Helpline on 0800 917 2368. HMRC investigates every complaint made.
Asked by: Margaret Curran (Labour - Glasgow East)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of how many people earn exactly the national minimum wage in Scotland.
Answered by Jo Swinson
Using 2013-14 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) data, an estimated 85,000 people earn the National Minimum Wage in Scotland.
The most reliable estimate comes from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. However, there are limitations to the survey. In particular, there is limited scope to use the data to identify where the apprentice rate would apply, rather than the equivalent age rate.
Asked by: Margaret Curran (Labour - Glasgow East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many women over the age of 50 in Scotland have been classed as economically inactive in each of the last four years.
Answered by Rob Wilson
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Margaret Curran (Labour - Glasgow East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many women over the age of 50 in Scotland had been unemployed for six months or more in September (a) 2014, (b) 2013, (c) 2012, (d) 2011 and (e) 2010.
Answered by Rob Wilson
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Margaret Curran (Labour - Glasgow East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Pensions Technical Group and Income Tax Technical Group established to examine issues arising from the introduction of a Scottish rate of income tax have completed their work.
Answered by David Gauke
The advisory groups set up by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to examine issues from the introduction of the Scottish rate of income tax have completed their work. The Government’s proposals for the detailed consequential changes needed to implement the Scottish Rate of Income Tax were set out in the Technical Note published by HMRC in May 2012. In December 2013 HMRC announced arrangements to ensure that from 2016 Scottish taxpayers will receive the appropriate tax relief on their pension contributions to relief at source schemes.
Asked by: Margaret Curran (Labour - Glasgow East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many requests the Scottish Government has made using the powers of Part 3 of the Scotland Act 2012 for the addition of new devolved taxes.
Answered by David Gauke
The Scottish Government has not made any requests to create new devolved taxes under this power.
Asked by: Margaret Curran (Labour - Glasgow East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials in his Department are working on the Scottish rate of income tax project.
Answered by David Gauke
I refer the hon member to the answer that I gave her on 13 June 2013 (OR,WA, COL: 390W).
Asked by: Margaret Curran (Labour - Glasgow East)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people of pensionable age there were in each parliamentary constituency in Scotland at the most recent date for which figures are available.
Answered by Alistair Carmichael - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice)
The information below is arranged by UK Parliamentary constituency.
Constituency | Aged 65+ |
Aberdeen North | 12,983 |
Aberdeen South | 14,123 |
Airdrie and Shotts | 12,923 |
Angus | 17,127 |
Argyll and Bute | 19,487 |
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | 19,258 |
Banff and Buchan | 16,356 |
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | 20,180 |
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | 12,654 |
Central Ayrshire | 17,069 |
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | 13,775 |
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East | 13,344 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 21,175 |
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | 18,492 |
Dundee East | 16,407 |
Dundee West | 14,357 |
Dunfermline and West Fife | 15,018 |
East Dunbartonshire | 16,838 |
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow | 17,375 |
East Lothian | 17,911 |
East Renfrewshire | 16,362 |
Edinburgh East | 12,577 |
Edinburgh North and Leith | 12,750 |
Edinburgh South | 13,427 |
Edinburgh South West | 13,364 |
Edinburgh West | 16,712 |
Falkirk | 17,690 |
Glasgow Central | 8,907 |
Glasgow East | 13,738 |
Glasgow North | 7,990 |
Glasgow North East | 13,032 |
Glasgow North West | 13,025 |
Glasgow South | 12,824 |
Glasgow South West | 12,735 |
Glenrothes | 15,450 |
Gordon | 15,582 |
Inverclyde | 14,837 |
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey | 17,346 |
Kilmarnock and Loudoun | 16,649 |
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | 17,637 |
Lanark and Hamilton East | 17,516 |
Linlithgow and East Falkirk | 17,744 |
Livingston | 14,189 |
Midlothian | 14,074 |
Moray | 17,370 |
Motherwell and Wishaw | 14,490 |
Na h-Eileanan an Iar | 6,021 |
North Ayrshire and Arran | 18,939 |
North East Fife | 16,492 |
Ochil and South Perthshire | 18,394 |
Orkney and Shetland | 8,065 |
Paisley and Renfrewshire North | 14,930 |
Paisley and Renfrewshire South | 14,708 |
Perth and North Perthshire | 19,760 |
Ross, Skye and Lochaber | 13,424 |
Rutherglen and Hamilton West | 15,782 |
Stirling | 15,656 |
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | 14,336 |
West Dunbartonshire | 14,988 |
Source: General Register Office for Scotland, December 2013
More information can be found on the following link:
http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/theme/population/estimates/special-area/ukpc.html.
Asked by: Margaret Curran (Labour - Glasgow East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the last Finance Ministers Quadrilateral met; and if he will place in the Library the minutes of that meeting.
Answered by Danny Alexander
The last Finance Quadrilateral was held on 18 November 2013.
No formal minutes of the meeting were taken, but Ministers present discussed the general economic outlook for the UK and for each of the devolved administrations, as well as looking forward to the forthcoming Autumn Statement. Agreement was reached at the meeting regarding the framework under which the devolved administrations could carry forward Financial Transactions capital into future years.
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Finance Ministers from the devolved administrations aim to meet regularly in Quadrilateral format, complimenting bi-lateral meetings and conversations throughout the year. It is anticipated the next Quadrilateral will take place over the coming months. No date or agenda has yet been set.
Asked by: Margaret Curran (Labour - Glasgow East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the next meeting of the Finance Ministers Quadrilateral will take place; and what will be discussed at this meeting.
Answered by Danny Alexander
The last Finance Quadrilateral was held on 18 November 2013.
No formal minutes of the meeting were taken, but Ministers present discussed the general economic outlook for the UK and for each of the devolved administrations, as well as looking forward to the forthcoming Autumn Statement. Agreement was reached at the meeting regarding the framework under which the devolved administrations could carry forward Financial Transactions capital into future years.
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Finance Ministers from the devolved administrations aim to meet regularly in Quadrilateral format, complimenting bi-lateral meetings and conversations throughout the year. It is anticipated the next Quadrilateral will take place over the coming months. No date or agenda has yet been set.