Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the rate of changes in the number of(a) incidents, (b) injuries and (c) deaths arising from terrorist acts between the three years before 15 November 1985 and the three years since that date.
§ Mr. Ian StewartThe information is as follows:
compiled on the basis of establishments rather than employers. With that proviso, the figures sought are shown in the following table.
Establishments underpaying and prosecutions for failing to pay not less than the legal minimum Number Prosecutions 1979 10,969 12 1980 12,154 8 1981 10,074 8 1982 9,269 6 1983 9,842 2 1984 9,466 2 1985 9,064 2 1986 8,205 2 1987 4,443 4 11988 4,778 210 1 At 30 October. 2 At 30 November. Establishments are classified as underpaying if one or more workers is found to be underpaid. In the typical case only one or two workers are affected. In 1987 the proportion of workers found to be underpaid in all checks conducted by the wages inspectorate was 3 per cent.