§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the current wages councils and the numbers of(a) workers and (b) establishments covered by each council.
§ Mr. ForthThe latest information available is given in the table:
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Numbers of Establishments covered by wages councils in January 1990 and estimated numbers of workers covered in 1988 Wages Councils Establishments Workers Aerated Waters 264 5,500 Boot and Shoe Repairing 2,970 5,000 Button Manufacturing 49 1,000 Clothing Manufacturing 6,513 147,000 Coffin Furniture and Cerement Making 21 200 Cotton Waste Reclamation 25 300 Flax and Hemp 10 500 Fur 187 1,500 General Waste Materials Reclamation 1,443 13,000
Wages Councils Establishments Workers Hairdressing 33,941 64,000 Hat, Cap and Millinery 124 4,000 Lace Finishing 62 900 Laundry 1,067 26,000 Licensed non-Residential Establishments 67,734 492,000 Licensed Residential Establishments and Licensed Restaurants 34,758 379,000 Linen and Cotton Handkerchief and Household Goods and Linen Piece Goods 138 2,500 Made-Up Textiles 289 3,000 Ostrich and Fancy Feather and Artificial Flower 36 500 Perambulator and Invalid Carriage 30 2,000 Retail Bespoke Tailoring 481 4,000 Retail Food and Allied Trades 111,029 465,000 Retail Trades (Non-Food) 114,741 745,000 Rope Twine and Net 91 2,500 Sack and Bag 63 1,000 Toy Manufacturing 218 11,000 Unlicensed Place of Refreshment 18,897 96,000 Total 395,181 2,472,400