§ Mr. Whitlockasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the various wages councils; what percentage of establishments covered by each wages council was visited by a wages council inspector in the last 12 months for which records are available; and what sums of money representing underpayments were recovered for employees in each of the trades by wages council inspectors' activities in the same period.
Mr. Grant:The information is as follows:
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Wages Council Percentage of establishments inspected Total arrears £ Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing (England and Wales) … 6.6 25,304 Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing (Scotland) … 9.6 1,176 Flax and Hemp (Great Britain) … 9.1 — Fur (Great Britain) … 2.9 264 General Waste Reclamation (Great Britain) … 3.7 7,171 Hairdressing Undertakings (Great Britain) … 10.5 110,907 Hat, Cap and Millinery (Great Britain) … 4.7 1,748 Lace Finishing (Great Britain) … 6.5 — Laundry (Great Britain) … 7.9 8,081 Linen and Cotton Goods (Great Britain) … 11.9 1,280 Made-up Textiles (Great Britain) … 7.8 444 Ostrich and Fancy Feather (Great Britain) … 7.0 1,087 Perambulator and Invalid Carriage (Great Britain) … 9.8 7 Pin, Hook and Eye (Great Britain) … 33.3 1,435 Wholesale Bespoke Tailoring (Great Britain) … 5.0 20,961 Retail Bespoke Tailoring (Great Britain) … 3.2 1,364 Rope, Twine and Net (Great Britain) … 7.3 192 Rubber Proofed Garment (Great Britain) … 8.9 162 Sack and Bag (Great Britain) … 6.4 223 Shirtmaking (Great Britain) … 7.9 7,089 Toy Manufacturing (Great Britain) … 9.9 1,516 Wholesale Mantle and Costume (Great Britain) … 8.8 7,326 Bookselling and Stationery (Great Britain) … 7.6 20,675 Drapery and Footwear, etc. (Great Britain) … 8.1 222,143 Furnishing and Allied Trades, etc. (Great Britain) … 7.7 166,627 Food Trades, Retails (England and Wales) … 6.3 265,524 Food Trades, Retails (Scotland) … 10.7 26,976 Newsagency and Confectionery (England and Wales) … 8.4 128,843 Newsagency and Confectionery (Scotland) … 12.6 14,368 TOTALS (EXCLUDING CATERING) … 7.9 1,095,572 Licensed Non-Residential Establishment … 6.3 190,385 Licensed Residential and Licensed Restaurant … 9.9 217,229 Unlicensed Place of Refreshment … 6.5 74,259 TOTALS (CATERING) … 7.2 481,873 GRAND TOTALS … 7.7 1,577,445 The information is in respect of the 12 months ending December 1977.