Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2013, Official Report, column 1177W, on minimum wage: Scotland, how many staff were in the national minimum wage team monitoring Scotland at the most recent date in 2014 for which records are available.

The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, by collating and analysing data received from various sources, HMRC ensure targeted enforcement through robust risk assessment processes to identify employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.

I would refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 6 May 2014, Official Report, Column 111W, that HMRC deploys resources to risk, so work relating to a specific geographical area is not always undertaken by the NMW team based in that area.