§ Mr. Tom ClarkeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many employers were found to be illegally underpaying, and how many of them were prosecuted, in the latest available year by the wages inspectorate divisions covering Scotland.
§ Mr. NichollsThe information is not available in the precise form requested because wages inspectorate statistics about compliance with wages orders are compiled on the basis of establishments rather than employers. In 1988, 509 establishments in Scotland were found to be underpaying. There were no prosecutions.