§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if she will give from the new earnings survey the number of employees in Scotland, broken down by age and sex, in each of the categories: paid less than £2 per hour, £2 to £2.99, £3 to £3.99, £4 to £4.99, and £5 to £9.99 and over £10 per hour.
§ Mr. McLoughlinIt is estimated, based on the 1991 New Earnings Survey and estimates of the number of employees in employment from other Departmental enquiries, that the number of employees in each category are as given in the table. The figures are not available broken down by age.
to 1991–92 the number and names of employers in Scotland prosecuted under wages council legislation for making illegal underpayments.
§ Mr. McLoughlinFrom 1 January 1979 to date, there have been five prosecutions in Scotland for illegal underpayment of wages; they are as follows:
1991:
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- Allardyce Cafe (Stonehaven) Ltd., Stonehaven.
- Snooker Masters Ltd., Wishaw.
1992:
- J. & M. Beattie, Banchory;
- Nursery World, Inverness;
- Pattie Skelton, Glasgow.
§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if she has any plans to abolish the remaining wages councils; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe Government have made it clear on many occasions that the wages councils have no permanent place in the labour market.
§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if she will give the number of employees covered by wages councils in each of the standard regions. Scotland and Great Britain and for each occupation.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe information as requested is not readily available and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.