§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many establishments were covered by wages council orders in each of the years 1979, 1980 and 1981 in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. AlisonThe Wages Councils Act 1979 applies only to Great Britain. The number of establishments known to be within the scope of wages councils were 390,464 in 1979, 392,142 in 1980 and 397,723 in 1981.
§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many visits were made to establishments in the United Kingdom by wages council inspectors in each of the years 1979, 1980 and 1981.
§ Mr. AlisonThe Wages Councils Act 1979 applies only to Great Britain. The information requested is not available because some visits are advisory or explanatory in nature and these are not always recorded for statistical purposes, and because most inspections involve more than one visit. However, the numbers of establishments covered by Wages Councils which were subject to wage checks by the Wages Inspectorate are as follows:
Number of establishments inspected by visit Total number of establishments at which pay rates were checked 1979 34,807 52,451 1980 34,657 50,119 1981 24,399 38,596
§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many establishments were covered by wages council orders in each of the years 1979, 1980 and 1981 in Scotland.
§ Mr. AlisonThe number of establishments in Scotland known to be within the scope of Wages Councils were 38,404 in 1979, 37,829 in 1980 and 38,878 in 1981.