HC Deb 24 June 1925 vol 185 cc1518-9
31. Miss WILKINSON

asked the Minister of Labour what action he proposes to take in the numerous cases shown by his inspectors' reports where no records, or only inadequate records, of time worked and wages paid are kept by firms in contravention of the Trade Boards Acts?

Mr. BETTERTON

In cases of the kind described in the question the Department takes the necessary steps to secure compliance with the Trade Boards Acts. There is power to prosecute employers who fail to keep records as required by the Acts, but hitherto it has seldom been found necessary to proceed to this extremity.

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