HC Deb 17 March 1982 vol 20 c119W
Mr. John Grant

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give for each wages council (a) the number and percentage of wages council firms inspected and found to be infringing wages council orders, (b) the numbers and percentage of workers inspected and affected and (c) the number of workers paid arrears and the amount for 1981.

Wages Council Establishments inspected at which underpayments were found
Number Percentage Number of workers examined Percentage of workers examined and found to be underpaid Number of workers paid arrears Amount of arrears collected*

£

Aerated Waters (England and Wales) 7 26.9 434 5.5 24 1,091
Aerated Waters (Scotland) 30
Clothing Manufacturing 260 37.2 12,426 7.7 958 55,238
Boot and Shoe Repairing 20 19.6 288 6.9 20 1,613
Button Manufacturing 3 23.1 347 4.6 16 1,015
Coffin Furniture and Cerement Making 19
Cotton Waste Reclamation 18
Flax and Hemp 132
Fur 3 11.5 146 2.1 3 187
General Waste Materials Reclamation 27 17.9 947 4.8 45 5,459