§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Coventry, South-East (Mr. Nellist), 2 April, columns 460–62, how many firms were prosecuted in Wales in each of the years from 1979 for paying below wages councils minima.
§ Mr. Nicholls[holding answer 8 May 1990]: Two employers have been prosecuted in Wales since 1979 for paying below wages council minima—one in 1987 and one in 1988.