§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if she will indicate, separately for each wages council, the number of(a) males and (b) females living in (i) the city of York, (ii) North Yorkshire and (iii) Yorkshire and Humberside who are currently covered by wages council minimum pay rates.
§ Mr. McLoughlinIt is estimated that some 225,000 workers, aged 21 or over, are covered by the wages councils in the wages inspectorate's Yorkshire and Humberside division. I regret that there is no breakdown for men and women, for the workers covered by each council or for areas within the wages inspectorate division.
§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many workplaces in(a) the city of York, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) Yorkshire and Humberside are currently covered by each wages council minimum wage rates.
§ Mr. McLoughlinIt is estimated that some 35,000 establishments are covered by the wages councils in the wages inspectorate's Yorkshire and Humberside division. I regret that there is no breakdown of the number of establishments covered by each council or for areas within the wages inspectorate division.