HC Deb 08 February 1949 vol 461 cc29-30W
Mr. H. Hynd

asked the Minister of Labour if he will give a list of wages councils established under the Wages Councils Act.

Mr. Isaacs

The following is a list of 60 Wages Councils at present in existence:

WAGES COUNCILS ACTS, 1945–48

List of Wages Councils

  • Aerated Waters (England and Wales).
  • Aerated Waters (Scotland).
  • Baking (England and Wales).
  • Baking (Scotland).
  • Boot and Floor Polish (Great Britain).
  • Boot and Shoe Repairing (Great Britain).
  • Brush and Broom (Great Britain).
  • Button Manufacturing (Great Britain).
  • Chain (Great Britain).
  • Coffin Furniture and Cerement Making (Great Britain).
  • Corset (Great Britain).
  • Cotton Waste Reclamation (Great Britain).
  • Cutlery (Great Britain).
  • Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing (England and Wales).
  • Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing (Scotland).
  • Drift Nets Mending (Great Britain).
  • Flax and Hemp (Great Britain).
  • Fur (Great Britain).
  • Fustian Cutting (Great Britain).
  • General Waste Materials Reclamation (Great Britain).
  • Hair, Bass and Fibre (Great Britain).
  • *Hairdressing Undertakings (Great Britain).
  • Hat, Cap and Millinery (England and Wales).
  • Hat, Cap and Millinery (Scotland).
  • Hollow-ware (Great Britain).
  • Jute (Great Britain).
  • Keg and Drum (Great Britain).
  • Lace Finishing (Great Britain).
  • Laundry (Great Britain).
  • Linen and Cotton Handkerchief and Household Goods and Linen Piece Goods (Great Britain).
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  • Made-up Textiles (Great Britain).
  • Milk Distributive (England and Wales).
  • Milk Distributive (Scotland).
  • Ostrich and Fancy Feather and Artificial Flower (Great Britain).
  • Paper Bag (Great Britain).
  • Paper Box (Great Britain).
  • Perambulator and Invalid Carriage (Great Britain).
  • Pin, Hook and Eye and Snap Fastener (Great Britain).
  • Ready-made and Wholesale Bespoke Tailoring (Great Britain).
  • Retail Bespoke Tailoring (England and Wales).
  • Retail Bespoke Tailoring (Scotland).
  • *Retail Bookselling and Stationery Trades (Great Britain).
  • *Retail Drapery, Outfitting and Footwear Trades (Great Britain).
  • *Retail Food Trades (England and Wales).
  • *Retail Food Trades (Scotland).
  • *Retail Furnishing and Allied Trades (Great Britain).
  • *Retail Newsagency, Tobacco and Confectionery Trades (England and Wales).
  • *Retail Newsagency, Tobacco and Confectionery Trades (Scotland).
  • Road Haulage.
  • Rope, Twine and Net (Great Britain).
  • Rubber Manufacturing (Great Britain).
  • Rubber Reclamation (Great Britain).
  • Sack and Bag (Great Britain).
  • Shirtmaking (Great Britain).
  • Stamped or Pressed Metal-Wares (Great Britain).
  • Sugar Confectionery and Food Preserving Great Britain).
  • Tin Box (Great Britain).
  • Tobacco (Great Britain).
  • Toy Manufacturing (Great Britain).
  • Wholesale Mantle and Costume (Great Britain).
  • *Established since the passing of the Wages Councils Acts, 1945