HC Deb 28 June 1974 vol 875 cc30-1W
Mr. Rooker

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will set out in tabular form the numbers of home workers reported to each local authority in England under Section 133 of the Factories Act, at the latest convenient date.

Mr. Harold Walker

I regret that the information requested in this Question is not available. Local authorities do not publish the number of home workers and there is no central collection of the figures.

Mr. Rooker

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list those trades for which a regulation has been issued under Section 133 of the Factories Act.

Mr. Harold Walker

The trades for which lists of outworkers must be kept under Section 133 of the Factories Act 1961 are as follows: