§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many prosecutions for the employment of minors there have been in the latest 12-month period for which figures are available; and in what trades the minors were working.
§ Mr. John GrantI am informed by the Chairman of the Health and Safety Commission that, during 1976, 16 employers were convicted of a total of 25 offences relating to the employment of children and young persons. The industries concerned were:
Industry Convictions Aluminium door Manufacture 1 Brickmaking 1 Clothing 4 Concrete Product manufacture 1 Engineering 1 Foundry (non-ferrous) 1 Motor vehicle repair 6 Quilt making 1 Scarp metal 1 Silk screen printing 5 Sugar confectionery 1 Tarpaulin Manufacture 1 Wood turning 1