§ Mr. John Townendasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the cost of wages inspectors responsible for enforcing regulations of wages councils; and whether the figure of £280,000 given as the cost of wages councils in a written reply on 4 August included the salaries of wages inspectors.
§ Mr. Jim Lester[pursuant to his reply, 8 August 1980, c. 411]: The total cost of the wages inspectorate was £2.65 million for 1979–80. The reply given on 4 August did not include this figure.