Written questions

National Minimum Wage Act 1998

Commons · Question 1930 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 27 May 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many workers have been impacted by enforcement actions related to breaches of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 in the last year.

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 27 May 2026

HMRC enforces National Minimum Wage (NMW) regulations on behalf of the Fair Work Agency (FWA), through both responding to worker complaints, and targeted enforcement activity.The latest enforcement and compliance report (2025) shows that in 2024-2025 HMRC...