Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the letter of 6 April 2017 from Jon Thompson, Chief Executive HM Revenue and Customs, to the right hon. Member for North Norfolk, how many of the care sector employers involved in the 183 cases between 1 February 2015 and 30 September 2016 of non-compliance with the national minimum wage have been named and shamed by his Department; and if he will make a statement.

Of the 183 care sector employers found not to have complied with the National Minimum Wage regulations, 74 met the minimum criteria of the naming scheme and have been named to date. This number will change as cases are considered as part of future naming rounds.

Under the scheme, employers whose arrears do not exceed the £100 threshold are not eligible for naming. In addition, cases opened by HMRC before the revised scheme came into effect on 1 October 2013 are not eligible for naming under the current criteria. Information on the naming scheme policy is published here - https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/632656/national-minimum-wage-enforcement-policy-july-2017.pdf: