§ Mr. NellistTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will update the breakdown, by wages inspectorate division, of the information given in his answer of 1 March 1989,Official Report, columns 199-201, regarding the establishments underpaying and prosecutions for underpayment of wages council rates.
§ Mr. NichollsThe information requested is given in the following tables:
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Table B: Establishments found to be underpaying 1979–85 Division 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 London (East) 431 495 440 391 441 324 298 London (West) 249 259 270 294 339 354 357 South East 521 769 749 764 871 703 670 Southern 585 576 450 441 494 475 556 Eastern 685 941 848 726 727 914 688 South West 1,010 1,201 1,070 954 1,078 1,033 929 Midlands (East) 634 771 623 532 573 534 430 Midlands (West) 605 674 598 666 543 552 712 North West (East) 946 879 613 648 704 560 529 North West (West) 1,115 1,060 688 652 865 886 804 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,156 1,119 871 964 941 1,026 818 Northern 893 902 736 552 630 721 815 Scotland (East) 710 687 529 515 525 480 488 Scotland (West) 597 750 556 349 389 365 361 Wales 832 1,071 1,033 821 722 534 609 Totals 10,969 12,154 10,074 9,269 9,842 9,461 9,064
Table C Establishments found to be underpaying 1986–89 Division 1986 1987 1988 1989 London 608 270 317 229 South East 646 503 537 478 Eastern 974 405 462 432 South West 832 961 1,156 960 Midlands 943 525 747 822 North West 1,397 541 869 1,104 Yorkshire and Humberside 805 511 631 569 Northern 844 404 369 387 Scotland 656 323 509 547 Wales 500 — — — Totals 8,205 4,443 5,597 5,528 Note: The statistics of underpayments have been separated into two tables because the divisional boundaries were changed in 1986.