§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average fine imposed on employers found to be illegally underpaying within the wages inspectorate divisions covering the United Kingdom in the latest available year.
§ Mr. NichollsIn 1988 the average fine imposed by the courts on employers in the United Kingdom who were prosecuted for wages council offences and where the charges included failing to pay the statutory minimum was £328.