§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Employment, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Dundee, West, Official Report, 12 May, c. 233–34, if he will publish the latest report of both the east and west divisions of the Wages Inspectorate in Scotland showing (a) the number of firms inspected, (b) the number of firms underpaying, (c) the percentage of firms underpaying, (d) the number of workers whose wages were examined, (e) the number of employees underpaid, (f) the percentage of employees underpaid, (g) the amount underpaid and (h) the average amount underpaid per employee.
§ Mr. WaddingtonInformation is not available in the precise form requested. However, the following statistics are available for inspections completed by visits in 1980 in Scotland:
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Scotland (East) Scotland (West) Establishments inspected 1,892 1,955 Establishments underpaying 687 750 Percentage underpaying 36.3 38.4 Employees whose wages were examined 9,954 13,487 Employees underpaid 1,643 2,115 Percentage underpaid 16.5 15.7 Total* arrears collected £126,665 £161,304 Average arrears collected per employee underpaid £77 £76 * Including holiday remuneration