§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of home workers covered by wages councils whose pay was checked by a visit in 1989, and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NichollsI refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply given to the hon. Member for Leicester, East (Mr. Vaz) on 1 February,Official Report, column 255.
§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give estimates of the number of home workers covered by wages councils and the statistics on compliance with wages council rates in 1989 for home workers in a similar format to the answer of 11 May 1989, to the hon. Member for Coventry, South-East (Mr. Nellist),Official Report, columns 515–16.
§ Mr. NichollsThe available information on home workers in wages council trades is given in the table. No count is made of the numbers of home workers covered by the councils, but estimates suggest that the total lies between 20,000 and 30,000.
Results of wages inspectorate checks of homeworkers pay by trade—1989 Wages council Homeworkers whose pay was checked Homeworkers found under-paid Percentage of homeworkers checked found underpaid Clothing manufacture 328 8 2.4 Button manufacture 15 — — Hat, cap and millinery 15 — — Linen and cotton handkerchief 30 — — Made-up textiles — — — Ostrich and fancy feather 16 — —> Retail bespoke tailoring 8 — — Retail non-food — — — Rope, twine and net 403 — —> Toy manufacture 59 — — Total 874 8 0.9
Results of wages inspectorate checks of homeworkers pay by division—1989 Division Homeworkers whose pay was checked Homeworkers found under-paid Percentage of homeworkers checked found underpaid London 36 8 22.2 South East 60 — — Eastern 47 — — South West 443 — — Midlands 80 — — North West 61 — — Yorkshire and Humberside 20 — —> Northern 24 — — Scotland 103 — — Total 874 8 0.9