§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many companies were prosecuted for paying below the wages council minimum in 1987; and how many were found to be paying below the minimum.
§ Mr. Nicholls[holding answer 12 May 1988]: Of the eight employers prosecuted in 1987, four were for paying workers less than the wages council minimum; 4,443 establishments were found to have underpaid one or more workers.