HC Deb 01 December 1980 vol 995 cc17-8W
Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the precise number of black African workers employed by category A companies who were being paid below the poverty datum line and the minimum effective level in the years ended June 1978 and June 1979.

concerning the increase in prices of certain products during recent years, whether he will now publish in the Official Report comparable figures showing the increase from 1976 to October 1980.

Mr. Tebbit

The information is as follows:

Mr. Tebbit

I refer the hon. Member to the written answer given to my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow, Central (Mr. Grant) on 16 April—[Vol. 982. c.653–4]. Not every category A company has reported under the code of conduct, but all category A reports made for the first and second reporting periods are available for scrutiny in the Library of the House.