HC Deb 22 July 1976 vol 915 cc556-8W
Mr. Woof

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the EEC budget for its Social Fund in 1976; how this amount compares with expenditure on the Social Fund in 1975; and what has been the United Kingdom's share of payments out of the fund.

Mr. John Grant

The European Social Fund's budget for 1976 is £183.3 million; the total of allocations made from the fund to all member States for 1975 was £156 million. The United Kingdom's share of allocations was 30.8

DRESSMAKING AND WOMEN'S LIGHT CLOTHING
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Establishments on list … … 8,022 7,770 7,610 7,600 7,474 7,353
Establishments inspected:
(a) Routine … … 626 554 507 543 555 420
(b) Complaint … … 253 207 210 224 204 192

Mr. Rooker

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report the number of establishments covered by the Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing (England and Wales) Wages Council which paid arrears of remuneration fol

DRESSMAKING AND WOMEN'S LIGHT CLOTHING
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Number of firms paying arrears:
(a) Routine … … 22 53 48 43 49 38
(b) Complaint … … 159 124 148 143 131 122
Amount of arrears paid (£):
(a) Routine … … 1,040 1,477 1,543 1,851 1,497 1,836
(b) Complaint … … 2,329 2,277 3,097 3,248 4,996 4,555

Mr. Rooker

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report the number of establishments on the Wages Inspectorate's lists covered by the 10 clothing wages councils—as listed on page 6 of

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Establishments on list … 18,290 17,543 17,007 16,607 16,700 15,991
Establishments inspected:
(a) Routine … 1,328 1,176 1,054 1,095 940 845
(b) Complaint … 610 481 497 453 431 406

Mr. Rooker

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report the number of per cent, for 1973, 24.4 per cent, for 1974 and 29.4 per cent, for 1975.