§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many staff have been employed by his Department's secretariat servicing wages councils in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe number of staff in post in the office of wages councils, which provides the secretariat for the councils, on 1 October in each of the last five years was as follows:
Numbers 1980 15 1981 16 1982 14 1983 12 1984 11
§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the cost of maintaining the wages councils, including his Department's secretariat, for each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe cost of maintaining wages councils, including the cost of the Wages Inspectorate, for each of the past five years is set out below.
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£ million 1979–80 4.325 1980–81 4.277
£ million 1981–82 4.067 1982–83 3.839 1983–84 4.029
§ Mr. Gerald Howarthasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a list of the backdated awards made by wages councils over the past five years.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyA list of backdated awards is as follows:
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Wages council Effective date of award Date of issue of wages orders 1979 Aerated waters (Scotland) 17 September 27 September Aerated waters (E and W) 26 March 13 June Boot and shoe repairing 12 February 3 May Button manufacturing 1 October 8 November Coffin furniture and cerement making 1 December 6 February Cotton waste reclamation 28 April 3 June Flax and hemp 23 July 14 September General waste materials reclamation 28 July 10 August Hat, cap and millinery 2 April 22 June Laundry 20 February 1 March Licensed non-residential establishment 15 January 14 February Licensed residential and restaurant 6 October 5 December Linen and cotton handkerchief etc. 4 June 5 June Made-up textiles 1 December 20 February Ostrich and fancy feather etc. 23 October 26 November Perambulator and invalid carriage 23 April 13 June Retail bespoke tailoring 4 June 12 July Retail food and allied trades 3 December 3 March Retail trades (non-food) 8 October 5 November Toy manufacturing 23 June 20 July Unlicensed place of refreshment 18 June 3 August 1980 Aerated waters (Scotland) 15 September 18 September Aerated waters (E and W) 1 January 6 March Button manufacturing 6 October 3 November Coffin furniture and cerement making 1 December 27 January Cotton waste reclamation 28 April 14 May Flax and hemp 23 July 13 August General waste materials reclamation 28 July 29 August Hat, cap and millinery 1 April 18 April Linen and cotton handkerchief etc. 2 June 8 July Made-up textiles 1 December 17 February Ostrich and fancy feather etc 20 October 10 November Perambulator and invalid carriage 21 April 13 May Retail bespoke tailoring 28 January 5 February Retail food and allied trades 1 December 27 February Toy manufacturing 23 June 30 June Unlicensed place of refreshment 18 June 6 August 1981 Boot and shoe repairing 12 February 20 February Button manufacturing 19 October 27 November Cotton waste reclamation 27 April 8 May General waste materials reclamation 28 July 13 October
Wages council Effective date of award Date of issue of wages orders Hat, cap and millinery 2 April 19 May Laundry 20 February 2 April Made-up textiles 1 December 13 January Retail food and allied trades 6 April 28 April Sack and bag June 24 June Toy manufacturing 22 June 13 July Unlicensed place of refreshment 15 June 6 July 1982 Aerated waters (England and Wales) 1 January 12 January Button manufacturing 19 November 17 January Clothing manufacturing 1 January 9 February General waste materials reclamation 28 July 9 August Hat, cap and millinery 1 April 23 April Licensed residential and restaurant 6 October 8 October Made-up textiles 1 December 9 December Ostrich and fancy feather etc. 1 January 14 January Perambulator and invalid carriage 19 April 14 May Retail bespoke tailoring 31 March 13 April Retail food and allied trades 5 April 27 April Retail trades (non-food) 5 April 21 April Sack and bag 1 May 9 July Toy manufacturing 21 June 23 July Unlicensed place of refreshment 14 June 23 June 1983 Button manufacturing 21 November 21 December Clothing manufacturing 1 January 9 February Coffin furniture and cerement making 1 December 17 January Flax and hemp 20 July 25 August Hairdressing undertakings 11 April 31 May Laundry 20 February 8 April Licensed non-residential 15 January 4 February Linen and cotton handkerchief etc. 18 July 29 July Made-up textiles 1 December 6 December Ostrich and fancy feather etc. 1 January 12 January Retail food and allied trades 4 April 29 April Retail trades (non-food) 4 April 8 April Sack and bag 30 May 1 July Toy manufacturing 20 June 18 July Unlicensed place of refreshment 30 June 19 September
§ Mr. Gerald Howarthasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many prosecutions were brought by wages councils over the last five years.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe numbers of employers prosecuted for offences under the Wages Councils Act 1979 were 12 in 1979, eight in 1980, 10 in 1981, seven in 1982 and two in 1983.