§ Mr. Jannerasked the Paymaster General how many establishments in Leicester are covered by wages councils orders; how many establishments in Leicester were visited in the last five years for which records are available by officers of the Wages Inspectorate; and what were the results of those visits.
§ Mr. TrippierThe information requested is not available for areas smaller than wages inspectorate divisions.
Midlands (East) division of the Wages Inspectorate 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Establishments where pay was checked by visit 1,299 1,829 2,018 1,496 1,747 Establishments found to be underpaying one or more workers 430 535 573 532 623 Workers whose pay was checked by visit 8,544 10,759 9,995 8,472 10,602 Workers found to be underpaid 841 1,132 1,284 1,157 1,496 Arrears assessed £142,417 £184,673 £167,449 £160,400 £127,127