§ Mr. Simon Mahonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what action is taken to inspect and examine safety regulations and first aid provisions in Merseyside timber yards and mills; if he will take steps to improve the same; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThese premises are visited by Her Majesty's inspectors of factories in the normal course of their
252Wthe hourly rates of working women's earnings, showing the numbers earning each rate and the proportion of the whole they represent and what the maximum rate of earnings of the majority is.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkI would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to him on 8th March 1973.—[Vol. 852, c. 189–190.]
§ Mr. Bishopasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest figures of the estimated number of women in full-time employment with hourly earnings in manual and in non-manual occupations, respectively, given as percentages of the total.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkThe latest estimates relate to April 1972 and are obtained from the New Eearnings Survey. They cover those women aged 18 and over in Great Britain who were employed for more than 30 hours, excluding main meal breaks and overtime, in a normal week, or in the case of school teachers 25 hours or more. They are subject to sampling errors.
duties to look into the standard of compliance with the various safety regulations and first aid provisions under the Factories Act. If, however, the hon. Member has any particular point in mind perhaps he will write to me.