Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information she holds on the number of recorded breaches of minimum wage legislation by employers in Romford constituency in the last four years.
All businesses – irrespective of their size, business sector or location – are responsible for paying the correct minimum wage to their staff.
National Minimum Wage enforcement data is not held at constituency level but regional data for London can be seen in the table below.
Financial Year | Region | Arrears (£) | Workers |
2018-19 | London | 6,456,315 | 59,147 |
2019-20 | London | 3,298,935 | 42,917 |
2020-21 | London | 1,285,697 | 10,005 |
2021-22 | London | 5,408,629 | 55,133 |