§ Mr. Gregoryasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will state separately how many employers and how many employees were covered by each wages council for the latest period during 1984 for which statistics are available.
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Council Number of establishments at 1 January 1984 Estimated number of workers at June 1982 Aerated Waters 630 15,000 Boot and Shoe Repairing 2,372 7,100
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyEstimates of the coverage of wages councils are derived from records kept by the Wages Inspectorate which are on the basis of establishments rather than employers. The latest figures for establishments and workers covered by each council are as follows:
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Council Number of establishments at 1 January 1984 Estimated number of workers at June 1982 Button Manufacturing 62 2,100 Clothing Manufacturing 8,292 252,000 Coffin Furniture and Cerement Making 20 300 Cotton Waste Reclamation 34 500 Flax and Hemp 13 1,400 Fur 484 4,500 General Waste Materials Reclamation 1,949 19,300 Hairdressing Undertakings 33,344 135,600 Hat, Cap and Millinery 189 6,800 Lace Finishing 66 800 Laundry 1,110 33,700 Licensed Non-Residential Establishment 67,498 508,700 Licensed Residential Establishment and Licensed Restaurant 30,192 555,300 Linen and Cotton Handkerchief and Household Goods and Linen Piece Goods 203 5,200 Made-up Textiles 340 4,800 Ostrich and Fancy Feather and Artificial Flower 32 1,400 Perambulator and Invalid Carriage 36 1,500 Retail Bespoke Tailoring 757 5,200 Retail Food and Allied Trades 118,351 519,300 Retail Trades (Non-Food) 102,594 512,800 Rope, Twine and Net 117 4,000 Sack and Bag 108 1,400 Toy Manufacturing 389 18,900 Unlicensed Place of Refreshment 17,116 116,400