§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Solicitor-General for Scotland how many firms have been prosecuted in Scotland for contravention of wages councils orders in each of the past three years; and what was the sentence in each case.
The Solicitor-General for ScotlandI refer the hon. Member to the reply my predecessor gave to a question by him on 12 May 1981.—[Vol. 4, c. 228]. No prosecutions have taken place in Scotland in 1981 with respect to contraventions of wages councils orders.