§ Mr. Beithasked the Secretary of State for Employment what representation there is of small businesses in rural areas on the Retail Trades (Non-food) Wages Council.
§ Mr. AlisonEmployers are represented on the Retail Trades (Non-food) Wages Council by members appointed by 21 organisations, including several who are able to speak for small businesses throughout Great Britain, including those in rural areas. A list of all the organisations is as follows:284W
- Association of Retail Distributors
- Booksellers' Association of Great Britain and Ireland
- British Hardware Federation
- British Multiple Retailers' Association
- British Stationery and Office Products Federation
- China and Glass Retailers Association
- Consumer Credit Association
- Co-operative Employers Association
- Drapers' Chamber of Trade
- Federation of Sports Goods Distributors
- Independent Footwear Retailers Association
- Mail Order Traders' Association
- Menswear Association of Britain Ltd
- National Association of Cycle and Motor Cycle Traders Ltd
- National Association of Retail Furnishers
- National Association of Shopkeepers
- National Association of Toy Retailers
- National Chamber of Trade
- Radio, Electrical and TV Retailers Association (RETRA) Ltd
- Scottish House Furnishers' Association
- Scottish Retail Distributors' Association Ltd